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'Safety remains our highest priority - for our employees and our customers,' the spokesperson added.В 'ThatвЂ™s why our pilotsВ and flight attendants take part in extensive training to prepareВ and manage incidents like United flight 328.В And we remain proud ofВ their professionalism and steadfast dedication to safety in our day to day operations and when emergencies like this occur.' In addition to its 24 active aircrafts, United has 28 additional Boeing 777s in storage. 'As we swap out aircraft, we expect only a small number of customers to be inconvenienced.вЂќ Ticker

Since yesterday, weвЂ™ve been in touch with regulators at the NTSB and FAA and will continue to work closely with them to determine any additional steps that are needed to ensure these aircraft meet our rigorous safety standards and can return to service,' a United spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement.

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'Starting immediately and out of an abundance of caution, we are voluntarily and temporarily removing 24 Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines from our schedule. operator with this type of engine in its fleet, said it would ground the affected planes immediately. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREДЄccording to the most recent registry data,В airlines in only three countries operate airplanes with the affected engines: the United States, Japan, and South Korea.В United Airlines,В the only U.S. The NTSB added that investigators continue to examine the engine,В airplane and the photographs and video taken by passengers aboardВ UnitedВ flight 328 and that theВ cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were transported to the agency's laboratory in Washington where each will be downloaded and analyzed.

In addition, two fan blades were fractured whileВ the remainder of the blades exhibited damage to their tips and leading edges. Investigators noted that the inlet, aВ duct which is required to ensure smooth airflow into the engine, and a cowling, the removable metal covering that houses the engine, were separated from the engine. The NationalВ Transportation Safety Board said in a Sunday evening investigation update thatВ an intitial examination indicated that the airplane sustained minor damage, most of which was 'confinedВ to the number 2 engine.' (Hayden Smith via AP)Д«oeing said in a statement thatВ it is 'actively monitoring recent events related toВ United Airlines Flight 328' and that, while an investigation into the incident by theВ NationalВ Transportation Safety Board is underway, it recommends 'suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & WhitneyВ 4000-112В engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol.'

Authorities said nobody aboard or on the ground was hurt despite large pieces of the engine casing that narrowly missed homes below. Federal regulators are investigating what caused a catastrophic engine failure on the plane that rained debris on Denver suburbs as the aircraft made an emergency landing.

20, 2021 photo provided by Hayden Smith shows United Airlines Flight 328 approaching Denver International Airport, after experiencing 'a right-engine failure' shortly after takeoff from Denver.

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