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United Airlines pilot calls 'Mayday'

United Airlines Flight Declares 'Mayday' After Engine Failure
United Airlines released a statement Monday after Flight 108, bound for Munich, Germany, had to turn back. The Boeing 787 with 219 passengers and 11 crew members had to retreat to Dulles International Airport after the left engine failed.
United flight with over 200 passengers declares 'mayday' with engine failure after takeoff from D.C. area
The Boeing 787, flying from the Washington, D.C., area to Munich, had to make a hasty return to the airport "to address a mechanical issue," United said.
'Declaring an emergency': United pilot calls out mayday shortly after takeoff
United Flight 108 had just taken off for its journey to Munich at around 6 p.m. As the Boeing 787 was ascending to 10,000 feet, its pilot told air traffic control, "Engine failure, left engine, United 108 declaring an emergency. Mayday, mayday, mayday," according to an audio recording.
United Airlines flight declares mayday
A United Airlines pilot declared mayday late last month, suspecting possible engine failure after takeoff from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. “Engine failure, left engine, United 108 declaring an emergency.
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United Airlines pilot calls ‘Mayday’ as engine fails moments after takeoff for trans-Atlantic flight: audio
United Flight 108 had just departed for an hours-long flight to Germany, when one of its engines malfunctioned.
United pilot declares mayday after engine failure shortly after takeoff from Dulles
The pilot reported an engine failure shortly after takeoff from D.C. and repeatedly declared mayday, landing safely in Dulles with 230 people on board.
‘Mayday’: United Airlines flight turns back after engine trouble
A disaster was seemingly averted when a United Airlines flight bound for Munich, Germany, was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Washington Dulles International Airport.
United Airlines pilot declares mayday after takeoff
Engine failure, left engine, United 108, declaring an emergency. Mayday, mayday, mayday,” the pilot could be heard on a recording between the plane and the tower.
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