UK temporarily bans operations of all its Boeing 777 aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines following two recent incidents involving this component – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

UK temporarily bans operations of all its Boeing 777 aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines following two recent incidents involving this component




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The UK has temporarily banned operations of all its Boeing 777 aircraft fitted with Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines, following two recent incidents involving this component.

A cargo plane departing from Maastricht in the Netherlands on Saturday had to turn back after the catastrophic failure of one of its engines. Debris from the aircraft injured a woman on the ground.

Earlier in the day, an aircraft departing from Hawaii had to perform an emergency landing following a similar incident.

There were no fatalities in either event.

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