On Tuesday, an engine cowling of a  airliner flying from to , in , flew off over the , forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. From file, United Airlines Boeing 777-222. The two-engine jet left shortly after 9:00 am (1700 ) and was flying the scheduled United Flight 1175 when there was a sound described by one passenger, Maria Falaschi, as "a big bang". Pieces of the right-side engine assembly could be seen blowing in the wind. Passengers said the plane landed 40 or 45 minutes later, during which time they said it shook "violently", "sound[ing] a lot like being inside an unbalanced washing machine" as one posted to . Many took pictures and videos; one later told  : "I thought we were going to die and hoped that my kids knew that I loved them". She said the flight attendants also appeared afraid. Falaschi said it was the "scariest flight of my life".
On Tuesday, an engine cowling of a United Airlines airliner flying from San Francisco to Honolulu, in Hawaii , flew off over the , forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. From file, United Airlines Boeing 777-222. The two-engine jet left shortly after 9:00 am (1700 ) and was flying the scheduled United Flight 1175 when there was a sound described by one passenger, Maria Falaschi, as "a big bang". Pieces of the right-side engine assembly could be seen blowing in the wind. Passengers said the plane landed 40 or 45 minutes later, during which time they said it shook "violently", "sound[ing] a lot like being inside an unbalanced washing machine" as one posted to . Many took pictures and videos; one later told ABC News : "I thought we were going to die and hoped that my kids knew that I loved them". She said the flight attendants also appeared afraid. Falaschi said it was the "scariest flight of my life".
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