The flight was much shorter than expected. A United Airlines plane was forced to land just minutes after taking off on Thursday June 20 after losing part of the sound-absorbing covering on its engine cowling during takeoff, reports ABC News.
The Airbus SE A320 had just taken off and was heading to Denver, Colorado, but was forced to turn around to land where it had taken off a few minutes earlier, at Bradley International Airport, Colorado. Connecticut. A United spokesman said part of the engine’s sound-absorbing outer covering was found on the runway at the airport near the town of Hartford, Connecticut.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it would investigate the incident. The FAA said crew members of the Airbus A320 airliner heard an “abnormal noise” shortly after the flight took off and the pilots decided to return safely to the airport. Bradley.
Several takeoff incidents
The company said it rebooked passengers on other flights so they could get to Denver as quickly as possible. 124 passengers and five crew members were on board the flight and none of them were injured due to this incident.
This is not the first time this year that a United Airlines plane has lost a part during takeoff. In March, a Boeing 737-800 from the company flying between San Francisco (California) and Medford (Oregon) had to land urgently after losing a panel. A few days later, another United Airlines Boeing 777 had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles (California) after losing a wheel during takeoff from San Francisco.
The CEO of the company Scott Kirby wanted to reassure travelers by indicating that these incidents are not linked. However, he said United Airlines would review its safety training for its employees.
