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Boeing faces fresh questions about the safety of its aircraft after an engine fire on a transatlantic flight from Edinburgh caused an emergency landing soon after takeoff.

Flames were seen by passengers briefly shooting from the engine of a Delta Air Lines 767 soon after it took off for New York in February last year, after a turbine blade broke off during takeoff.

The flames subsided while the plane was airborne but it made an emergency landing at Prestwick airport south of Glasgow, where ground crew noticed fuel leaking from the plane’s right wing.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch, the UK government agency that investigates aviation safety, has written to the Federal Aviation Administration in the US asking it to take action with Boeing, which has its headquarters in Virginia.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Stock buyback time, am I right?

[-] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

Nah slow news day. This failure happened February of 2023 to a 25 year old plane. That same plane is in the air right now over Missouri according to FlightAware. N197DN.

This is just the UK version of the FAA finally getting around to releasing their findings. Which is weird because the final report isn't that long. Their testing found some of the components that broke due to vibration held up longer than design parameters. Even after being purposely damaged. So Boeing was actually installing better parts than needed per the requirements. But that doesn't mean they'll never fail in a way people might not have thought to test prior.

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