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United pilot issues 'mayday' call after engine failure forces emergency landing
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August 4, 2025
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1:48Now PlayingA United Airlines flight bound for Germany declared "mayday, mayday, mayday" with an engine failure last month, forcing the jet to hastily retreat to Washington, D.C., tower recordings and the carrier said.
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