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Sunday, March 31, 2024

UNITED FLIGHT 328

Photo: NTSB Accident Report

On Feb. 20, 2021, United Airlines Flight 328 suffered an engine fire and fan blade separation that showered jet parts over the Front Range minutes after departing Denver International Airport.

The flight crew radioed a "Mayday" call, declared an emergency and returned the Boeing 777-222 to DIA where Denver Fire Department crash crews stood ready.

There were no injuries in the air or on the ground and the landing was smooth all things considered, however, debris punched a hole in the roof of a home in Broomfield.

Investigators determined a cockpit-controlled "spar valve" closed properly, preventing a more serious fuel-fed fire.

Flight 328 was bound for Honolulu, carrying 229 passengers.

Photo: Fox 31
Denver firefighters doused the engine with foam. 

Photo: Broomfield Police
Much of the debris landed in the Northmoor and Red Leaf sections of Broomfield, with an engine cowling plunking in the yard of a home on Elmwood Street in the vicinity of East 13th Avenue.

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