Thomsonfly Bird strike

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29/04/2007 - TOM4263 Manchester outbound flight to Lanzarotti, Hits two poor birds. :-( Engine goes on fire and the plane circles round for 45 mins before landing safely, Nobody was injured. Great landing guys.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: April 29, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Author: sodaclublad

Length: 0:01:25
Rating: 4.74
Views: 109,286

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Hilsy161285 (Monday 11th of August 2008 09:48:13 AM)
Exactly!! I found it quite amusing that the news reporter stated '2 Herons', I mean come on, I don't know where on earth they even got that information from. As the video footage when zoomed in, clearly shows '1 crow' being sucked into the engine...
ERAUPRCWA (Saturday 31st of May 2008 04:38:14 PM)
Disaster??? this is why i don't watch the news that often, they're making something out of actually nothing, the pilots are trained to deal with certain situations and this is a routine thing, I highly doubt it was close to disaster.
handscombmp (Wednesday 25th of June 2008 11:50:10 AM)
i know. its stupid.
Sterlingjob (Friday 16th of May 2008 11:20:32 AM)
You can work on an engine anytime after shutdown, i changed a HPTCC sensor the other day 10 mins after shutdown, was a little roasting!
megarouge2001 (Wednesday 12th of March 2008 07:22:39 PM)
Good work on the part of the crew. And the birds didn't feel a thing, I'm sure.
wrh61 (Monday 11th of February 2008 09:59:01 PM)
Everyone cares spares . In theory it would be possible to return to service the same day. But the circumstances (spare engine, change crew, other damage to the A/C) would have to be ideal...
wrh61 (Monday 11th of February 2008 09:55:42 PM)
Although the full inflight altitude is not indicated, what you see in this clip , the A/C would not be pressurizing now. They are too low. The controls have an Emergency Depressurization control to do what u are talking about. This forces the outflow valves to open , thereby causing the pressure to be released.
stevenmorabu (Tuesday 15th of January 2008 06:02:25 PM)
Yes,but that's not the point.After reaching V-1 there is no more runway for RTO.That's the only reason for flying with one engine.Its a 1 second decision the captain has to make!
supertedworth (Wednesday 16th of January 2008 11:40:52 AM)
When i say CAA and FAA regulations im talking about a 2 engined aircraft that has one broken and one working engine before take off or even before taxiing. The pilot made the correct decision in taking off after the bird strike, as you pointed out.
Pyroman1990 (Saturday 29th of December 2007 01:06:47 AM)
Over buildings??? No.