FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: AFTER ANOTHER ENGINE FIRE TODAY...JAPAN GROUNDS FLEET OF 777S!
JAPAN'S DECISION TO GROUND ALL 777S SIMILAR TO THE BOEING 777 JET THAT CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED TAKING OFF FROM DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THAT SENT DEBRIS INTO HOMES AND PROPERTY IN THE SURROUNDING DENVER REGION......Japanese transport authorities have told domestic airlines not to fly 32 passenger jets that use the same family of engine that burst into flames over the weekend on a Boeing 777's U.S. flight, strewing debris along its path.
Sunday's move by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism affects 13 planes operated by Japan Airlines and 19 operated by All Nippon Airways, part of ANA Holdings. None of these planes are scheduled to fly Monday.
The decision comes after a United Airlines flight from Denver to Honolulu was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday local time over what the carrier called "an engine failure shortly after departure."
The incident yielded dramatic images of the flaming Pratt & Whitney engine and fallen debris, but no injuries were reported aboard the plane or on the ground.
"Big thanks to the pilot and crew for safely landing the aircraft," Denver International Airport said in a tweet. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it had begun an investigation.
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