(Bloomberg) — Two United Airlines passengers who were on a flight when one of the plane’s engines exploded have filed lawsuits in Chicago alleging the company negligently operated a faulty aircraft.
The right engine of UA flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu on Feb. 20 failed as the Boeing 777-222 aircraft was climbing, forcing an emergency landing, according to separate lawsuits filed in Illinois state court. The passengers, Joseph McGinley of Honolulu and Jonathan Strawn of Sioux City, Iowa, said in court papers they suffered “personal, emotional, and pecuniary injuries.”