US EditionUnited Airlines flight forced into emergency landing after 'rabbit' sucked into engine
- A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 hit an animal during takeoff from Denver International Airport, leading to an emergency landing after a fire erupted in the engine.
- The FAA confirmed that a rabbit was reportedly sucked into the right engine, causing jets of fire to shoot out of the wing.
- There were 159 people on board the United Airlines flight heading to Edmonton on Sunday, as reported by local television channel ABC7.
- The plane safely turned around and landed after about 75 minutes in the air.
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A rabbit sows panic at an altitude of 10,000 metres. Aspirated in an engine shortly after take-off, the animal caused a fire forcing a United Airlines flight to turn back in an emergency.
Unexpected Rabbit Intrusion Forces United Airlines Flight 2325 to Delay - Real News Now
A flight operated by United Airlines was briefly delayed from its intended trajectory due to an unexpected interaction with a rabbit that interfered with the plane’s engine. The United Flight 2325 experienced a unique intrusion on Sunday, April 13, when a rabbit wandered onto the runway as the plane was initiating its take off from Denver International Airport, heading towards Edmonton, Alberta. Following this unusual incident, the plane’s right…
The engine of a United Airlines aircraft caught fire shortly after take-off, following a collision with a rabbit.
During a United Airlines flight from the American city of Denver to Edmonton (Canada), fireballs shoot from the engine. As a result, the plane had to make an emergency landing.
United flight makes emergency landing after possible rabbit strike, engine fire
A airplane engine burst into flame after reportedly striking an animal on departure from Denver International Airport, prompting pilots to make an emergency landing over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic control recordings.“United 2325, it looks like you got, every once in awhile, little bursts of flame coming out the right engine,” somebody said over the radio.
United Airlines Flight Forced to Land After Rabbit Gets Sucked Into Engine
You’ve heard of bird strikes before, I’m sure. That’s when a plane engine is destroyed by a flying bird that gets sucked into its machinery, gumming up the works with bird bones and viscera. It’s what brought down the plane that was famously emergency landed in the Hudson River by Captain Sully Sullenberger as he piloted US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009. Bird strikes make sense. Planes are in the sky. Birds are in the sky. The two are …
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