FAA to Lift Grounding of United Pratt & Whitney Powered 777s

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finalizing airworthiness directives for Boeing 777-200 aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines. This new directive will lift the ban on those PW4000 powered Boeing 777s, including the one involved in a United Airlines engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver in February 2021, scattering debris from the engine over the Broomfield neighbourhood. Three Airworthiness Directives Required The FAA said that the new directives were proposed in December after the in-flight fan … Continue reading FAA to Lift Grounding of United Pratt & Whitney Powered 777s