THAI 777-300ER suffers engine failure on departure

Investigators are probing an apparent uncontained engine failure involving a THAI Boeing 777-300ER during departure from Bangkok. The aircraft had been operating flight TG970 to Zurich Sunday. THAI says the aircraft had been rolling for take-off when the left-hand General Electric GE90 powerplant failed, prompting the crew to abort the departure. The aircraft – provisionally identified as HS-TKL, a 2012 airframe – had been transporting 339 passengers and 20 crew members. Images circulating on social media, purportedly showing the aircraft's engine, indicate substantial damage to the powerplant's aft right-hand side. THAI says the 777 needed to undergo repair and the passengers had to be accommodated overnight owing to the lack of a spare aircraft. <br/>