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Message: [QUOTE="SkippedOnce, post: 10608515, member: 40142"] Update; seems P&W is the culprit in the 777 incident. No news on the 747. [I]'Boeing called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes across the world on Sunday as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart over a suburban American community. 'United, Asiana and Japan’s two main airlines confirmed they had already suspended operations of 63 planes fitted with the same family of [URL='https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/dramatic-video-shows-united-airlines-engine-burst-into-flames-over-denver/news-story/db428b76788a946f8434349ad182d22e']engine which scattered debris over Denver[/URL] on Saturday. 'The US National Transportation and Safety Board is also investigating the incident, in which no one was hurt. Boeing warned similarly fitted planes should be taken out of service until the Federal Aviation Authority had determined an inspection procedure. “While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines,” the company said.'[/I] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/boeing-777s-grounded-after-denver-engine-failure/news-story/0844379f54da5ee295b1769e35830c6f[/URL] [/QUOTE]