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Official Boeing 777 cutaway illustration circa 1995.

Source:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-Boeing-777-skeleton-sketch-Press-Photo-/190704744080?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c66e37690
 

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Okay, that's scary:
Thinks: '95, is that when I was starting on 777?
Checks CV: No, that's when I finished my 5 years on her (PFCS development).
Where does the time go?
 
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-30/boeing-said-to-mull-stretching-777-to-knock-out-airbus-a380-jet
 
Visualization of a simulated air flow field around the nose landing gear of a Boeing 777.

https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/videos/10154761992756394/
 

Boeing Tells Airlines to Ground Some 777 Jets After Engine Failure

Airlines were told to stop flying Boeing's wide-body 777 equipped with a type of engine that broke apart during a recent flight, as the FAA said it would order inspections of those jets. United is the only airline in the U.S. that uses that engine type.
www.wsj.com

Boeing 777: Signs of 'metal fatigue' found on Denver plane engine

The aircraft had to make an emergency landing after its engine failed, scattering debris over homes below.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
Grey Havoc said:

Boeing Tells Airlines to Ground Some 777 Jets After Engine Failure

Airlines were told to stop flying Boeing's wide-body 777 equipped with a type of engine that broke apart during a recent flight, as the FAA said it would order inspections of those jets. United is the only airline in the U.S. that uses that engine type.
www.wsj.com

Boeing 777: Signs of 'metal fatigue' found on Denver plane engine

The aircraft had to make an emergency landing after its engine failed, scattering debris over homes below.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Not good news for Boeing after all that trouble with the 737 Max and now this engine failure. It is a good job that no one was injured or worse killed on the ground when the debris fell from the engine. Also, I hope that the affected engines can be replaced quickly and safely.
 
Well the issue seems to be more P&W's problem this time. The aircraft seems to have successfully contained a total engine failure and landed as designed.
 
This is almost certainly a United maintenance issue, given the age of the aircraft and how frequently tires are replaced.
 
As I said on another thread, attentional bias is a factor here. These sorts of incidents happen regularly but only get widespread reporting after a major news event. Granted, this one would have been covered anyway, given the whole "tire hit a car" part, but it might have been seen as an isolated incident, not part of a trend.
 


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