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United Airlines pilot calls ‘Mayday’ as engine fails moments after takeoff: Audio
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2:01Now PlayingChilling cockpit audio captured a United Airlines pilot declaring “Mayday” after an engine failed just minutes into a trans-Atlantic flight from Washington, D.C., to Munich. The heavily fueled plane circled for 30 minutes before safely returning to Dulles with all 230 people onboard.
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