"A white Fart in the wind" Has to be one of the best Aviation illustrations I have EVER heard! Thanks Juan. You are the Best...

Loved how big your smile became when you said that first officers tend to make better landings anyway.

I was the first officer on a 777-200 from Tokyo to Houston in October of 2004. We had to shut down the #2 engine due to severe oil loss and high oil temp. I was the pilot flying on that leg. We had 3 pilots, so one of us was making sure our fuel balance remained within limits. We had about 30 minutes to our alternate in Cold Bay, Alaska, so we decided to dump fuel down to max landing weight on the way there. Drift down to FL230, and deviation off the oceanic track was the first priority after shutting down the engine. We used the autopilot down to about 200 feet, at which time I elected to manually land the aircraft. Flaps 20 Ref speed was about 155 kts, which looks very fast from the cockpit, especially at night. The runway was 10000 ft. in length so there was no problem getting the aircraft stopped. On landing we immediately quadrupled the population of Cold Bay.

So good! I'm a DEN native and had never seen your channel until a friend had an engine front ring frisbee into his neighbor's yard... In my past, I worked at AAPL in Developer Technical Support and would have absolutely killed to have such an employee who could describe a situation in rigorous detail, authority, prowess and finesse... WITHOUT BEING SNARKY. Really really good. All your background. All your training. Worth it. Thank you. You've got a new subscriber.

RE fuel dump: "Let's not add fuel to that barbecue!" --fell out of my chair laughing. Gratitude. I needed that.

"White fart in the wind" is one of the reasons this channel is awesome

So let's just remember that the fan cowling is not a structural part of the aircraft. The containment shroud held and prevented the separated fan blade from flying through the airframe and potentially turning an emergency into a catastrophe. The PW engine failure containment design did its job, and everyone walked away. Yes, people on the ground could have been hit by the falling debris, and that is something that the NTSB will surely take up, but that's a whole lot less debris than an entire airliner.

“and I’ve done this before.” Sums up everything about this channel.

I like that smile when you said you were going to London. Glad you’re back in the saddle.

The talking heads on the networks makes every dramatic to sell their news to the idiots watching. Juan's channel with his knowledge and research fills in gapes without speculation. Thanks Juan.

As a 30 year A&P I can tell you an engine fire extinguishing system is useless without the cowling, and would just be a "white fart in the wind".

Kudos to the United crew. Superior airmanship skills. Nicely done United.

can we get a round of applause for how well these planes hold together and get everyone on the ground when we have these incidents. it's pretty damned amazing i think, considering the size and power of these engines, and the forces in effect when they go ka-blooey !

19:32 The smile of a man going to work when he truly loves his job!. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

I would fly with you any day Juan! Nice, instructive, competent and intelligent updates! Thank you. UKposts, IF YOU'RE LISTENING, STOP DEMONETIZING THIS CHANNEL!

Looking out and seeing that burning engine would really scare me. The things I learn about airliner design and airline safety procedures from watching your videos makes me feel safer. Excellent work as always.

Ever wonder why we never see Juan on a newscast? It is because his explanation would so overwhelm the talking heads they would surely be at a loss for words, finally. As I have requested before, Juan I want to go flying with you. Excellent!

8:52 Juan’s vernacular takes the cake: “Were you just creating a white fart in a wind?” !🤣!🤣

I’m a retired Crash Fire Rescue Officer, I really like your method of explanations, you know what your talking about. I think I’ll subscribe to your channel.

I really like the design and contingency planning to allow the plane to continue under one engine. Very thorough update, thank you.

"The First Officer usually can land better anyway." Spoken like a true First Officer! Juan. As usual a very informative summary of what actually failed, the sequence of the destruction and the consequences for the plane, crew & passengers. I think you neatly identified a weak point in the engine certification process for fan blade failure. The damage caused if the blade leaves the disk going forward and the effect on the fire suppression system if the aerodynamic cowling is lost. Brilliant.

NTSB, you can go home already, Juan has solved the case.

After watching Juan, I jump over to AgentJayZ as he's a jet engine mechanic with decades of experience. Nice hear another factual input on the engine failure scenario. Great video AgentJayz!

777 still one of the safest aircraft ever built. Always a great flight.

My wife bristled when you mentioned a "panicked" FA. "WE have the authority to commence evac if we think it's required." "Yes dear, that's not what he meant."

I love the comment earlier... "We have an un-contained media event!" What a roller coaster ride. Thanks for keeping your feet in reality Juan.

I want to thank the Pilots and the the crew for getting this plane back on the ground safely. Thank you and congratulations

Juan for President...this is not a joke....level headed fact based with a sense of humor

Whenever there is an issue with an aircraft, wherever it is in the world, my first choice for information is from the Blancolirio channel. I know that I am going to get first class accurate information, way better than almost any other media outlet. No agenda other than the truth, no embellishments, wild theories, inaccuracies or suppositions from Juan!

An intelligent person can explain complex topics to laymen. Thanks again! Also, your complements to the United crew did not go unnoticed. You're a true professional Juan.

Captain: "This is what we trained for people". Good job to them!

I could listen to this guy all day and night amazing 👍👍 very very knowledgeable.

This incident is going to be significant in terms of engineering safety of jet propulsion and management. Great job Juan.

It was really starting to annoy me when media reports were saying stuff like "the plane was able to land with most of it's engine missing."

I am a 38 year A&P mechanic your explanation is right on. You know your stuff.

GE90 driver myself, they make great blades! Fan blade separations don't usually result in engine fires. I'm guessing the smaller broken blade or parts of it were ingested through the compression stages causing oil to leak. It will be interesting to read the full engineering report when published. We had a case on take-off whereby a blade separated and flew forwards and out of the intake, bounced off the runway moving sideways and then embedded itself in the other engines nacelle. Take-off was rejected. Fan blade separations on test rigs don't replicate real world results!

“Were you just creating a white fart in the wind” 😂😂 Guys, we come here for the science. We stay for the laughs.

Juan Blancolirio is the best.

I worked for P&W in the 90's and 00's, and these are TITANIUM hollow fan blades, they are machined in two halves, a pressure side and a non pressure side, cleaned, clamped together and fused together in an autoclave, Titanium fuses together nicely at high temperatures, but it has to be fanatically clean for a good complete weld. Sadly, the accountants at P&W during my time were pinching pennies and assembled these blades in an old world war two factory without a clean room, it had rubber block floors, was within steps of a greasy machining line, and poorly lit, and they were having terrible fan blade rejection problems. About five years or more ago, P&W invested in a factory with clean room assembly and clean floors and lab coats and hair nets, none of which were present in the old facility. They were so proud of it, they put up a video about it, on UKposts of all places: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qqGCo2ici6Wmpmg.html Just in case any of you were wondering at all about fusing hollow titanium fan blades together and what can go wrong; titanium is intolerant of dirt, chlorine, grease, even the oils from your hands will cause a weld or fusing to fail. Good luck, and Broomfield, Colorado, the P&W executives knew this was going to happen, they knew the odds.

After your health scare and then the Covid Lockdown I am so glad to see you back in the air again Juan. Great Channel.

Ahh ha, note to self... "do not dump fuel with an engine on fire"... words to live by. As usual Mr. Browne, excellent reporting. Thank you sir.

I absolutely love how you give a second view of the cameras on the MFD after explaining where they are and what you can see. Dude, you're killing it with your latest videos.

I really love hearing you call into "The Tom Sullivan Show". Brings back memory's of another airline pilot who used to call in back in the 1990's. His name was Jack Birch, a B707 B747 pilot for Pan Am and United. He was a good friend of my dad. Jack loved flying so much that when he got too old to pilot 747's he became a flight engineer. He died of a heart attack in the cockpit of a B747 flying out of Tokyo. You would have loved talking to and flying with Jack.

In the 1970s I worked in engine inspection on the P & W JT9D (747) for South African Airways and we had to do crack detection tests on the (solid) fan blades. We specifically checked in the root of the blade as that was were they were subject to great stress. If I was doing that job at United now I would probably be crapping myself.

He makes how it all came apart SO UNDERSTANDABLE ... much appreciated

Listen to the person who flies one! Thank you for information and analysis without the drama, and the willingness to say "we don't know."

When you want all the facts and science behind the scenes you let Juan do just that . Truly an experienced pilot who gives honest facts and no hype, thank you Juan.

You are excellent at explaining the subtleties of flying airliners. Here you did a great job outling all the planning and thought that goes into preparing for emergencies. I hope every airline Captain is as knowledgable and thoughtful as you.

Absolute best channel, from an old AF guy still in San Antonio, well done sir!

thanks once a gain Juan, for answering questions I did not know to ask, again. I don't fly, I walk, but I love to have my curiosity lit up, and you never let me down.

With all the negativity going on with this event, I thought I'd share a few positive things. Less we forget, this may have been far far worse. Any aircraft, no matter type manufacture or cost, on take off faces its greatest nemesis, stress. Yes, gravity too, but stress is the be end of end all. A 777 is a huge aircraft in terms of weight, dimensions and mass. This particular 777 had a catastrophic failure of its right engine just after takeoff and still managed to climb out on only one engine. Then it made turns. Again on one engine. Then it navigated back to the airport, landed, taxied on one engine. The pilots are heroes. The passengers are to be commended for remaining calm despite what everyone could visibly see. The crew did a phenomenal job keeping order on board. The aircraft made it back and incase anyone has any doubts, this 777 could've flown on one engine for a very very long time safely. That engine had a catastrophic failure, yet, it remained largely in tact. Yes pieces fell and yet, not one single injury or death. Except for property damage and that can be replaced. The life on board cannot. Nor those on the ground who might have been killed. I consider the 777 too be one of Boeings finest commercial aircraft. Shes big. Shes powerful. Shes gorgeous. Besides the 787, the 777 is my favorite commercial aircraft. Consider the Concorde crash. Yes, it could've been allot worse, but the point is, it wasn't. I think Boeing, United Airlines, the engines manufacture and the pilots and crew deserve a huge huge thanks. As for the root cause. FOD, debris, bird strike on take off, small crack in fan blade. These engines, despite their enormous size and power are still very delicate. Weight is key. So many structural pieces are designed with that in mind. The fan blades are just one component. 🛫🙏🇺🇲

Juan, been watching this channel for a year now, you are so good at explaining what you pilots “handle” issues. As a private pilot it’s great to hear how the big guys do it. Keep it up!!

Thank you Juan for making it easy for non pilots to understand what happens in these situations.

Thank you for keeping us up to date, its great to get a proper analysis of these incidents. Have a good flight over here to London, stay safe.

Juan: Hope you see this as there are already a lot of comments. You might not know that the aircraft certification process (airplanes with jet propulsion) assumes that loss of a blade and subsequent vibration from a windmilling engine can occur. You can find the details online from AC (Advisory Circular) 25-24 - Sustained Engine Imbalance. I hope this helps.

When I hear all the information about how aircraft works it's just amazing technology and engineering! Juan's channel is the best aviation channel on UKposts. Thank you Juan for explaining in a way we all can understand how it works!

The moment an aviation incident occurs, especially on the 777, I wonder what Juan thinks. Always the best Sir.

Love this man. He is so factual and unruffled. “while fart in the wind” will be used about our household for days

Great video Juan! Your experience as a commercial type rated pilot adds a ton of depth to the facts being presented.

Everything said and explained, nothing left out and everything is right on. A true professional!! Have a safe trip to LHR!

In less than 20 minutes he did what the"media" can't do in days.

Another great report Juan. Your insights and explanations are the stuff of a true professional. Even though I am a retired corporate pilot with 50 years experience, I still learn something from most of your videos.

Such a great update, thank you Juan for all your incredibly informative videos. Also that ending was just too badass... “I’m going to London. See ya there”. You’re too cool man.

Juan gives a perfect explanation to the whole thing. Never left wondering what he meant by saying something. Would feel very comfortable with him at the controls. Well done Sir.

Juan you make good points. All the retired pilots love your channel and the straight forward honest explanations. Well done..

The crew did an outstanding job! As usual, so did you Juan! Great information. Your expertise in the aircraft certainly makes it easier for the rest of us to understand. Thank you!

Just watched your recent interview with Captain Benham. His experience calls into question many of the comments in this video about single engine operations. It would appear that much of what you said in this video is applicable to a simple engine shutdown without cowling damage. The UAL fan blade incidents with cowling damage added the factors of disrupted airflow/impacted aerodynamics and the necessity to perform a controllability check to determine aircraft flying characteristics due to damage. Brings back lots of memories of military flying. The comments on hand flying or lack there of helped me realize how lucky we were in flying the diverse missions in the C-130!

Thanks Juan. You continue to amaze me with the depth of your knowledge of subsystems and their interaction with major malfunctions of other systems. Your analysis of this event was spot on.

Absolutely superb quality content much appreciated 👍

“We’re you just creating a white fart in the wind?” Man I love that technical talk! LOL!

Kudos to the engine designers for the kevlar shield containing the turbine scatter. Thanks again Juan for your concise analysis of this event.

Thanks, Juan. You are my Go-To in instances like these. I'm grateful for your knowledge and your ability to give the straight scoop! Thankfully no injuries!

Who are the 17 people who disliked this video? What's NOT to like? This was awesome...I'm sure my fellow AvGeeks will agree.

Agent JayZ nailed it when he said, "looks like a blade, maybe a blade and a half."

Always good to get your report on an incident. Welcome back to this side of The Pond.😀🇬🇧

Just found this channel, Man alive what a teacher you would have been, just spot on analysis, explanation and illustration, without talking down to non pilots, respect sir, clear skies and happy landings from a cloudy England, where i believe you are at the moment, stay safe and well and keep it up, good stuff

Thanks for the brilliant update peppered with some great humour, glad we can all laugh and smile about the good outcome.

Where would we be without you Juan. We are so fortunate to have someone with your knowledge and presentation skills to give us the straight goods on these aviation(and dam) events. Have a good time in London Juan!

Juan, thank you for everything you do. Your detailed descriptions are beyond fantastic. Thanks also for answering my question about 1 engine thrust reverser on landing.

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and highly detailed synopsis for all the rest of us. I thoroughly enjoy each of your videos on "aircraft". I was a jet mech./ inspector during my time in the US Navy and saw a lot of "interesting" things. You're talking my lingo!

Fire suppression only works with the cowlings closed. When doing maintenance runs with cowling open you are required to have external fire fighting sources.

Great as usual Juan. Great detail on the 777's ability to assist a hurting aircraft - we all feel better after that.

A testament to how well engineered these planes and engines are to remain safe even in a catastrophic failure. Hats off to the engineers.

So good to get first-class information from an expert who can walk the walk as well as talk the talk. I always leave this channel wiser than when I arrived. This is a good thing.

“I gotta go to work right now. I am going to London.” Nice! ...Thanks for the update Juan! Safe travels! 👍

Gracias Juan, thanks so much for giving so much

Great dissertation on flying a 777 on one engine! Always enjoy your analysis of catastrophic aircraft situations!

Each of those blades impart tons of force in that area near the root and closest to the hub. The energy at every given point is about the weight of a fully loaded school bus. The blades will actually stretch sometimes...hence the abradable material. We are usually not allowed to do any blending or repair work in those areas due to it. Any damage is usually grounds for a blade change and disc re-balance. Bad as it looks, this appears to be a contained failure. The ice impact trays are scuffed up (as you'd expect in this kind of failure) but the kevlar ring does not appear punctured in the images. The fact that the engine continued windmilling was the best thing for that fire...strange as it sounds. It meant the laminar flow due to the rotating components kept the flame from propagating outward from the core towards the wing structure.

Imagine spending twenty minutes discussing a major 777 incident, and then have to jump into another 777 to fly it for the next eight hours.

I just turn off the news on a subject when they start rehashing it’s better to wait a little bit and look for better sources. They only think about what’s good for their popularity and beating others. To rail about them is like railing about the rain while it drips down their face. This channel is the best I think.

Thank you for answering our questions, Juan. Enjoy London, maybe send us a video or two of the trip.

Thank you Juan for the quick and complete update so soon. You and Victor really bring out all the facts on these incidents and it's really a benefit to aviation to have these discussions.

Thank you Juan, a National Resource.

"Well, there's you're problem Boss." Ha! You kill me, man.

Thanks Juan that was a great report and the last one on this aircraft I can't believe how all that cowling came apart and glad no one on the ground got hurt. God 🙏 bless and safe travels to London.

We want to see you in London!!! Thanks for great reporting. You're a terrific teacher.

I really appreciate your videos, thank you a lot.

Thank you for these insights. And hats off to this crew. They calmy did what they were trained to do.

Hey Juan, Thanks for a great update on this engine failure. Hope your trip to London is smooth with good tailwinds...

Very well done Juan very well explained and a lot questions that people think of answered. Been subscribed to your channel for a year and half. Keep up the excellent work.