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United Airlines Flight Declares 'Mayday'

United flight with over 200 passengers declares 'mayday' with engine failure after takeoff from D.C. area
The Boeing 787, flying from the Washington, D.C., area to Munich, had to make a hasty return to the airport "to address a mechanical issue," United said.
United Airlines Flight Declares 'Mayday' After Engine Failure
United Airlines released a statement Monday after Flight 108, bound for Munich, Germany, had to turn back. The Boeing 787 with 219 passengers and 11 crew members had to retreat to Dulles International Airport after the left engine failed.
‘Mayday’: Engine Failure Causes United Airlines Flight To Return To D.C. Airport
On July 25, United Airlines Flight 108 made an emergency return to its departure site, Washington Dulles International Airport, after experiencing a suspected engine failure.
'Declaring an emergency': United pilot calls out mayday shortly after takeoff
United Flight 108 had just taken off for its journey to Munich at around 6 p.m. As the Boeing 787 was ascending to 10,000 feet, its pilot told air traffic control, "Engine failure, left engine, United 108 declaring an emergency. Mayday, mayday, mayday," according to an audio recording.
United Airlines Pilot Issues “Mayday” Call After Engine Failure in Terrifying Audio
A terrifying audio recording captured the moment a United Airlines pilot issued a “Mayday” call shortly after takeoff. The call was made after one of the aircraft's engines failed. The post United Airlines Pilot Issues “Mayday” Call After Engine Failure in Terrifying Audio appeared first on Trânsito e metrô.
United Airlines flight declares mayday
A United Airlines pilot declared mayday late last month, suspecting possible engine failure after takeoff from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. “Engine failure, left engine,
United Airlines pilot calls ‘Mayday’ as engine fails moments after takeoff for trans-Atlantic flight: audio
United Flight 108 had just departed for an hours-long flight to Germany, when one of its engines malfunctioned.
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United pilot issues 'mayday' call after engine failure forces emergency landing
A United Airlines flight bound for Germany declared "mayday, mayday, mayday" with an engine failure last month, forcing the jet to hastily retreat to Washington, D.C., tower recordings and the carrier said.
'Mayday, Mayday': United Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Mid-Air Incident
A United plane carrying 219 passengers and 11 crew members made an emergency landing after the captain radioed a chilling triple “Mayday” moments into climb-out, the airline said in a statement released Monday,
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