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jfk13
on Feb 20, 2021
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United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inl...
At least it's unlikely to be
that
777-200.
viraptor
on Feb 21, 2021
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That specific plane will go through a lot of rebuilding, checks, thorough investigation, etc. Given a choice, I'd take that plane over another one.
AdamJacobMuller
on Feb 21, 2021
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Yeah but not if they rush the rebuilding and complete it in a few days. I suspect that's gonna require too much duct tape and bubble gum.
Reason077
on Feb 21, 2021
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Assuming there’s no damage to the airframe itself, it could be back in the air pretty quickly. Changing the engine is a fairly routine procedure, which takes about a day:
https://blog.virginatlantic.com/change-aircraft-engine/
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