The failed right-engine turbine blades bled thrust and left them two miles short
A right-engine turbine bled thrust after takeoff from Honolulu, leaving two pilots racing back to the runway. Did they make it in time?The failed right-engine turbine blades bled thrust and left them two miles shortIn this episode, we follow the nine minutes between takeoff and impact as two experienced pilots confront a sudden loss of right-engine power on a forty‑five‑year‑old Boeing 737‑200 over Māmala Bay. The episode lays out the aircraft, the crew, the early diagnostics and the cockpit decisions that defined their last chance to reach the runway.Date: July 2, 2021Aircraft: Boeing…
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