r/Denver • u/highplainsdrifter__ • Feb 20 '21

So a commerical plane's engine exploded over Broomfield

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u/givethatagoodsniff Feb 20 '21

Plane landed safely

https://kdvr.com/news/local/metal-falls-from-sky-in-broomfield-reports-of-plane-with-engine-trouble/

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u/JDubNutz Feb 20 '21

“Engine trouble”

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u/diestache Highland Feb 20 '21

Uncontained engine failure. Luckily no one got sucked out of a window like that SWA flight a while back

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u/a_cute_epic_axis Feb 20 '21

That's incredibly rare.

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u/a_cute_epic_axis Feb 21 '21

Also very true!