Plane’s Engine Catches On Fire

[oldman]

This happened in April and I wanted to share this with everyone just because of it’s unusual matter.

A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a rabbit was sucked into the engine during takeoff from Denver, causing a fire. The incident occurred on April 13th, 2025, on a flight from Denver to Edmonton. The Boeing 737 returned to Denver International Airport after the incident, landing safely with no injuries to passengers or crew.

 

[WhatInThe]

This happened in April and I wanted to share this with everyone just because of it’s unusual matter.

A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a rabbit was sucked into the engine during takeoff from Denver, causing a fire. The incident occurred on April 13th, 2025, on a flight from Denver to Edmonton. The Boeing 737 returned to Denver International Airport after the incident, landing safely with no injuries to passengers or crew.

This the incident?

https://abcnews.go.com/US/united-airlines-flight-rabbit-strike-engine-fire/story?id=120873872

 

[Knight]

This happened in April and I wanted to share this with everyone just because of it’s unusual matter.

A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a rabbit was sucked into the engine during takeoff from Denver, causing a fire. The incident occurred on April 13th, 2025, on a flight from Denver to Edmonton. The Boeing 737 returned to Denver International Airport after the incident, landing safely with no injuries to passengers or crew.

Did the article mention how long the plane was airborne. Ask only because the fuel load for the flight might have been a hazard factor in landing with a full fuel load.

 

[hawkdon]

DARN THOSE HIGH-FLYING RABBITS !!!

 

[WhatInThe]

DARN THOSE HIGH-FLYING RABBITS !!!

That's Darn Wabbit

Probably is many runways make a great field to wild life especially during slow times. If no close calls at night they probably venture out more frequently. I can't believe with the jet engine noise rabbits wouldn't be in their den/hole.

 

[oldman]

Did the article mention how long the plane was airborne. Ask only because the fuel load for the flight might have been a hazard factor in landing with a full fuel load.

I think it was in the air for 45 minutes until it touched down. I “imagine” the fire was extinguished on the way down by the pilots using the extinguishers in the engine. Once the fire has been extinguished, the threat of any further danger is gone. Evidently, the pilots didn’t think it was necessary to dump fuel.

Animal strikes are not unusual or rare. I read in my magazine that in 2024, there were 19,000+ animal strikes.

 

[Tommy]

Years ago a friend worked as an engineer for Pratt & Whitney at a facility that manufactures jet engines. He told me that part of their testing involved tossing frozen turkeys into a running engine on a stand.