Chad Schnell/AP The engine of United Airlines Flight 328 on fire after experiencing "a right-engine failure" shortly after takeoff. Preliminary evidence indicates that a fatigue crack at the base of one of the blades led to the violent failure, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said. A Japan Airlines 777 with a Pratt & Whitney engine also had a fan blade failure on December 4 near Okinawa, Japan. Johnny Milano/Bloomberg Pratt & Whitney headquarters in East Hartford, Connecticut. Pratt & Whitney said at the time it had taken multiple corrective actions to address the cause of the failure.

Source: Stuff February 28, 2021 20:48 UTC