UAL LAX engine fire
03-04-2026 | 06:32 AM
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03-04-2026 | 07:52 AM
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Rumor has it, gate was occupied. In all seriousness, probably not a good idea to cozy up to a passenger terminal if you’re on fire. Also probably not a good idea to wait for air stairs while burning. Whatever was determined between the flight/cabin crew and ATC/CFR, I’m sure the safest most prudent decision was made. Well done Crew.
as much as I appreciate your positivity, I’ve got an issue with this take on an incident.
”I’m sure the safest most prudent decision was made.”
then:
”well done crew.”
so without any facts, you start with assuming they did “the safest and most prudent” job and then congratulating them without even knowing if they did a good job? I think as pilots we ought to wait for the facts before jumping to any conclusions, whether they be positive or negative.
this crew might just have easily executed this event poorly, but it would also be a disservice to assume that until we know the details.
03-04-2026 | 09:50 AM
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Rumor has it, gate was occupied. In all seriousness, probably not a good idea to cozy up to a passenger terminal if you’re on fire. Also probably not a good idea to wait for air stairs while burning. Whatever was determined between the flight/cabin crew and ATC/CFR, I’m sure the safest most prudent decision was made. Well done Crew.
03-04-2026 | 02:02 PM
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From one video of them landing, it appeared that the left whine was not on fire during rollout. Which means it caught on after the fact. Which would make sense why they elected to taxi off first.
Disclaimer: This was one angle and I didn’t have the whole view of the left side
Disclaimer: This was one angle and I didn’t have the whole view of the left side
03-08-2026 | 08:27 AM
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as much as I appreciate your positivity, I’ve got an issue with this take on an incident.
”I’m sure the safest most prudent decision was made.”
then:
”well done crew.”
so without any facts, you start with assuming they did “the safest and most prudent” job and then congratulating them without even knowing if they did a good job? I think as pilots we ought to wait for the facts before jumping to any conclusions, whether they be positive or negative.
this crew might just have easily executed this event poorly, but it would also be a disservice to assume that until we know the details.
”I’m sure the safest most prudent decision was made.”
then:
”well done crew.”
so without any facts, you start with assuming they did “the safest and most prudent” job and then congratulating them without even knowing if they did a good job? I think as pilots we ought to wait for the facts before jumping to any conclusions, whether they be positive or negative.
this crew might just have easily executed this event poorly, but it would also be a disservice to assume that until we know the details.
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