PASSENGERS on board a flight forced into an emergency landing after a piece of the cover of its engine came off mid-flight have been sharing footage online.
The incident occurred around 35 minutes before the Boeing 777 plane, with 363 passengers and 10 crew on board, was due to land.
"Scariest flight of my life" was how one passenger described the ordeal after the plane landed safely in Hawaii.
The United Airlines plane was en route from San Francisco to Honolulu when the cover of its right engine came off mid-flight.
Passenger Erik Haddad, who is an engineer with Google, shared video footage on social media of the engine shaking in the air.
The plane, which had been flying over the Pacific Ocean, landed safely at around 12.40pm local time.
Here's how passengers of flight UA1175 shared their experience of the flight online...
"Brace!" Tense moments in the air as passengers brace for impact after United Airlines say an engine cover came off during a flight from California to Hawaii. No injuries were reported. https://t.co/ITw1R6J6Xg pic.twitter.com/AOeySEEqg9
— ABC News (@ABC) 14 February 2018
Scariest flight of my life #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/hjCvrJ9VwV
— Maria Falaschi (@mfalaschi) 13 February 2018
that looks bad, plane and simple ✈️ #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/EKXUxDBw9q
— Erik Haddad (@erikhaddad) 13 February 2018
for those fellow flight enthusiasts wanting to see more detail #ua1175 pic.twitter.com/SvADgjWgIK
— Erik Haddad (@erikhaddad) 14 February 2018
#ua1175 so glad we are all safe after our emergency landing. pic.twitter.com/bltAPWzYhn
— Haley Ebert (@haleylora) 13 February 2018
— Haley Ebert (@haleylora) 13 February 2018
