SEATTLE: Dozens of Boeing 777 planes were grounded worldwide Monday (Tuesday in Manila) following a weekend scare on a United Airlines’ plane that suffered engine failure and scattered airplane debris over suburban Denver.

The incident on the flight out of Denver—which quickly returned to the airport after part of the engine caught fire and broke off—prompted United and other airlines to ground planes with the same Pratt & Whitney engine.

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