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Hans India
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- Hans India
Flight scare in US as Boeing 787 declares ‘Mayday' soon after takeoff
Washington: A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operated by United Airlines, experienced a mid-air scare last week due to a critical engine failure. The Munich-bound United Airlines Flight UA108 was climbing out of Washington Dulles Airport on its scheduled transatlantic journey on July 25, when its left engine failed, prompting the crew to declare a "MAYDAY". The engine malfunction was reported shortly after the flight departed from Washington Dulles and reached an altitude of 5,000 feet. The crew soon declared an emergency and worked closely with air traffic controllers to ensure a safe emergency landing. According to data from FlightAware, the aircraft remained air-bound for 2 hours and 38 minutes, circling northwest of Washington in a holding pattern to safely dump fuel before landing back at Washington Dulles Airport. During this time, the United Airlines pilots requested air traffic controllers (ATC) for fuel dumping while maintaining an altitude of 6,000 feet to manage the plane's weight and entered a holding pattern northwest of Washington, a report by aviationa2z said. The controllers guided them on how to ensure safe separation from other air traffic while the aircraft safely discharged fuel. Once the dump was complete, pilots sought permission to land using an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach on Runway 19 Centre. Upon landing, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner could not move on its own and had to be towed off the runway due to the disabled left engine. It remained grounded at Washington Dulles Airport as of Monday. There were no injuries in the incident, and the technical malfunction is expected to be investigated further by the airline and relevant aviation authorities.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Why did Munich-bound United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight declare ‘Mayday' after take-off?
A Munich-bound United Airlines flight faced a mid-air emergency on Friday (July 25), declaring a 'Mayday' call shortly after take-off from Washington. After issuing the 'Mayday' alert, the flight continued to circle northwest of Washington.(AFP) The flight was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with callsign UA108. This comes days after US manufacturing company Boeing faced heat after an Air India flight travelling to London's Gatwick Airport crashed after takeoff in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The incident, which marked the first fatal crash of a 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, claimed the lives of 260 people. Why did the flight declare 'Mayday'? The United Airlines flight's left engine failed moments after taking off from Washington. The engine malfunctioned at an altitude of around 5,000 feet on July 25. Following this, the pilots informed the air traffic controllers about the situation and initiated emergency procedures to land safely at the airport. After issuing the 'Mayday' alert, the flight continued to circle northwest of Washington in a holding pattern. This was done to safely dump the fuel before landing back at the Washington Dulles Airport. The flight was air-bound for 2 hours 38 minutes before it landed back at the airport, data from FlightAware showed. The incident comes days after an emergency situation unfolded in an American Airlines flight at the Denver International Airport. The passengers aboard the American Airlines flight AA 3023 were evacuated from the aircraft through emergency slides after they experienced smoke in the cabin. The aircraft, which was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 travelling to Miami, was involved in a 'possible landing gear incident', according to the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The airline later clarified that the issue was caused due to an aircraft tire. The American Airlines pilots also called for fuel dumping and coordinated with the ATC operators to ensure safe separation from the air traffic in the region in order to safely discharge the fuel, an Aviation A2Z report stated.
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Boeing 787 Dreamliner in US declares Mayday over engine failure, dumps fuel mid-air
More than a month after a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad, the same aircraft model operated by United Airlines experienced a major engine failure, prompting the pilots of the Munich-bound UA108 flight to declare a 'Mayday' shortly after taking off from Washington Dulles International to popular flight tracking website, Flightradar 24, the aircraft circled in the air for 2 hours and 38 minutes at 6,000 feet, dumping fuel before making a safe landing at the US dumping is typically done at an altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 feet when a commercial aircraft needs to jettison fuel for an emergency landing after takeoff. This is done to reduce the aircraft's weight below its Maximum Landing Weight (MLW) to ensure a safe landing. That explains why the plane was circling at an altitude of above 5,000 feet for more than two hours—to allow the jet fuel to evaporate before reaching the after taking off at around 5:40 pm local time on July 25, the left engine of the flight pilots' 'Mayday' call alerted the Air Traffic Control (ATC). They then requested the ATC for fuel dumping while maintaining the requisite altitude. The ATC guided the pilots to a safe zone away from surrounding air traffic as the aircraft proceeded to dump fuel. After completing the fuel dumping process, the airline requested clearance to land via the Instrument Landing System (ILS) constant to and fro chatter, the ATC finally gave the pilot clearance to safely approach the runway for landing. There were no injuries reported.- Ends
