Uncontained Engine Failure Lawsuits
Uncontained engine failures are accidents caused by problems with the aircraft propulsion system. Liability claims that target these systems can face scrutiny and uphill battles that would overwhelm most legal teams. However, we have the experience and track record to help you move forward with this litigation.
For more than 40 years, we have been one of the most well-respected firms that pursue aviation accident litigation. We help people and their attorneys get their case on the right footing so they have a better chance at significant recovery.
An Overview Of Uncontained Engine Failures And Shrapnel Breach
Of the types of crashes, the details and experiences of those who’ve survived engine failures are among the most harrowing. From a forensic view, in the vast majority of these cases, the accident is a chain reaction caused by a high-pressure turbine or fan blade detaching in midflight and breaching the protective engine house or severing adjacent lines, such as the hydraulics, electronics or even flight controls.
However, it is the underlying causes of these failures that we can look at closely and use in our pursuit of a claim:
- Metallurgical defects and thermal fatigue: Improperly manufactured materials, called manufacturing escapes, can introduce microfractures, often caused by improper alloy heat treatments. These microfractures can inevitably undergo stress corrosion cracking and premature fatigue in turbine disks and fan blades.
- Fuel system contamination, icing and loss of thrust: Dual-engine flameouts and power loss caused by fuel-oil heat exchanger (FOHE) icing, fuel control unit (FCU) mechanical lockups or contaminated fuel supplied at airport fuel farms.
Corporations have liability when engine builders delay mandatory service bulletins or fail to update inspection protocols despite knowing about recurring blade erosion or component wear. Our forensic team is skilled at uncovering the problems that lead to these accidents and tracing them back to corporate decisions or manufacturing errors. Our ability to research and pursue these questions puts our clients and partners in far stronger legal positions.
Our Work To Target Global Propulsion Manufacturers
The infrastructure of the aviation industry is built on multibillion-dollar businesses minimizing their liability in all cases. We pursue claims against the major engine builders, Pratt & Whitney, General Electric, Rolls-Royce, CFM International and fuel logistics companies. The suits we bring based on these crashes and engine failures are massive product liability claims.
The companies we target do everything they can to avoid litigation, including seeking non-U.S. venues and hiding behind liability-limiting laws in other countries. Regardless, we have maintained an effective track record.
Our Work For You
Uncontained engine failures such as those that caused the incidents of United Airlines Flight 328 or Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 prove that engine housing failure poses extreme risk to cabin safety and airframe safety. This is a fact. But it is a fact that is hard to prove on your own.
Whether you are a flight crew member or survivor of an accident, or an attorney working with a victim, you will see the massively funded airplane industry is hard to pursue claims against. Our experience and understanding of the legal strategies to move these claims forward are invaluable. We are on your side and will help you build the case you need to get compensation.
Experienced And Dedicated To You
When you’ve seemingly hit a roadblock in your case, reach out to our team of attorneys who understand how to pursue cases in this area. Reach out to us by calling us at 312-820-2071 or sending an email using this online form.