Plane loses hood of engine, passengers terrified

amsterdam - A Boeing 777 from the American company United Airlines lost a hood over one of the engines over the Pacific Ocean. Passengers were scared to death when they saw the hood fly away. 'This was the scariest flight of my life.'

Passengers on the right side of the aircraft heard a bang and saw later that parts of the engine cover were missing. The plane could eventually land on Honolulu without any problems. None of the 400 passengers were injured. An investigation has been conducted into the cause of the defect.

Images of the 'naked' engine, which one of the passengers posted on Twitter, are currently going around the world. The filmer himself can laugh about it. With a picture of the battered motor he writes: 'I do not read anything about this in the safety instructions. '

Another passenger is less enthusiastic about the flight. 'This was the scariest flight of my life. '