The flightcrew deployed the air driven generator (ADG), which powers the No. 1 engine, and the airplane began to roll to a wings-level attitude. The captain took control of the airplane and confirmed that it did not respond to flight control inputs. The first officer advised that he could not control the airplane as it entered a right descending turn. While performing the engine shutdown checklist, the flight engineer observed that the airplane's normal systems hydraulic pressure and quantity gauges indicated zero. The captain called for the engine shutdown checklist. After checking the engine instruments, the flightcrew determined that the No. About 1 hour and 7 minutes after takeoff, at 15:16, the flightcrew heard a loud bang or an explosion, followed by vibration and a shuddering of the airframe. The takeoff and the en route climb to the planned cruising altitude of F元70 were uneventful. There were 285 passengers and 11 crew members on board. United Flight 232 departed Denver-Stapleton International Airport, Colorado, USA at 14:09 CDT for a domestic flight to Chicago-O'Hare, Illinois and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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