An United Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after a rare rabbit strike burst into flames due to a rare rabbit strike.
According to Federal Aviation Administration and Air Traffic Control Recording, after flying from Danver International Airport, the engine of the UA2325 flying on the way to Edmonton caught fire. The fire broke out after the aircraft was sucked into a rabbit engine before flying, Reports Said.
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Liveatc obtained by audio The New York Post Whether the flight crew asked the aircraft to inspect for the engine fire, which the pilot said, due to the rabbit strike.
“United 2325, it seems that you feel that every time, at once, at once, the small burst of flame coming out of the right engine,” said on the radio reported by Fox 8. One of the crew members replied, “We think we have lost our right motor.”
Pilot said, “Rabbit through number 2 [engine]Will do this. ,
One of the passengers said that he heard a loud bang when the rabbit was thundered by turbine, followed by a significant vibration in the aircraft as it proceeded to climb. He said, “In every few moments, a backfire was coming from the engine, there was a giant fire ball behind it. Everyone in the aircraft began to panic.”
Another passenger also shared his experience, saying he was scared and felt that the plane was about to crash. He said, “My stomach fell and I thought,” I am going to see a plane going down. “
Around 8:05 pm, the aircraft carrying 153 passengers and six crew members made a safe return to Denver. The passengers were then shifted to another aircraft and blown into Edmonton.
“Our flight from Denver to Edmonton (UA2325) returned to Denver safely to address a possible wildlife strike,” United Airlines said in a statement.
An FAA investigation is going on in the incident.
In 2023, about 19,400 wildlife attacks at 713 US airports were reported, according to which get data,