Uncontained Engine Failure on Continental 777 at Newark
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Ruptured plane engine delays Newark airport traffic
Traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport was slightly disrupted Tuesday afternoon after the right engine of a Continental Airlines jet shattered during an aborted takeoff, sending debris flying across one of the airport's runways, officials said.
Airport officials briefly closed the runway after Continental Flight 84 aborted its takeoff when the engine malfunction occurred. The plane, a Boeing 777, was carrying 260 passengers and 16 crew members, was headed to Tel Aviv, said Mary Clark, an airline spokeswoman.
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William D. Waldock, a crash investigator and professor of safety science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz., said it sounded like the plane had suffered an "uncontained engine failure," which occurs when parts and fragments burst through the engine casing. If so, it is likely that the passengers and crew benefited from a design feature of the Boeing 777: shielding that keeps engine parts from penetrating the plane's fuselage and fuel tanks. More...
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