As far as I'm aware no 777-200 mounted engine has ever exploded

From the article: https://liveandletsfly.com/united-airlines-777-200-engine-fa...

You know, this is why I hate it when techies assume they know things because they read something from a blog.

The engine did not explode. It suffered an engine failure when the fan blades failed and separated but was a contained failure.

"Shortly after takeoff, as the aircraft approached 13,000 feet, the right engine suffered an explosion."

:shrug:

> techies assume they know things because they read something from a blog