US news United Airlines engine disintegrates over Pacific, forcing emergency landing Passenger describes ‘scariest flight of my life’ after Boeing 777 engine cowling of UA1175 flying from San Francisco to Hawaii comes off Play Video 0:43 Engine on United Airlines plane falls apart on flight to Hawaii – videoA United Airlines plane flying to Hawaii was forced to make an emergency landing after its engine began to fall apart mid-air. After what was described as “the scariest flight of my life” by one passenger, photos and videos taken through the windows showed an exposed engine shaking in mid-air after the “engine cowling” broke away. The pilots immediately sent out a distress call and were forced to make an emergency landing. “United flight 1175 traveling to Honolulu from San Francisco landed safely after the pilots called for an emergency landing because of an issue with the #2 engine. Maria Falaschi (@mfalaschi) Scariest flight of my life #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/hjCvrJ9VwV

Source: The Guardian February 14, 2018 04:18 UTC