As if flying didn’t seem scary enough, an incident captured by passengers on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco has only made the perception worse.
Google employee Erik Haddad, who was aboard flight UA1175, tweeted a video of the damaged engine, which could be seen just outside of the airplane window.
that looks bad, plane and simple ✈️ #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/EKXUxDBw9q
— Erik Haddad (@erikhaddad) February 13, 2018
The plane was already en route to Honolulu International Airport when the engine problems began. Thankfully for everyone aboard, the plane landed at the airport safely, where personnel were then able to inspect the aircraft.
HDOT: This afternoon United Airlines flight 1175 reported a mechanical issue en route to HNL. The plane landed safely with Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) personnel standing by as a precaution.
— Andrew Pereira (@AP_Honolulu) February 13, 2018
Haddad managed to inject some humor into the situation, joking that the procedure for a damaged engine could not be found in the manual for emergency procedures.
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