United Plane Showers Debris Near Denver After Engine Failure

Boeing 777 makes emergency landing; no injuries reported
Large plane parts strewn near homes and park in a suburb

Pieces of an airplane engine from Flight 328 scattered in a Colorado neighborhood on Feb. 20.Photographer: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

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By Ari Natter and Alan Levin

February 20, 2021 at 10:33 PM UTC

Updated on

February 21, 2021 at 1:07 AM UTC

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A Boeing 777-200 operated by United Airlines made an emergency return to Denver International Airport on Saturday following an engine failure that rained debris on a city suburb. The airline said no-one aboard was injured.

United Flight 328 was headed from Denver to Honolulu when the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said by email. The plane landed safely back at Denver after its right engine failed, the FAA said in a statement. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.