Plane Engine Fire Shock As Qantas Boeing 747 Engine Bursts Into Flames On Flight From San Francisco
A passenger plane travelling from San Francisco to Australia was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines burst into flames. A newly-wed returning from his honeymoon in the United States filmed the incident on his mobile phone about 15 minutes after take-off. The footage shows one of the Qantas Airways Boeing 747’s four engines shooting out sparks in a process known as “engine surge”. “I heard a thud, a bump and the plane veered off to the left,” passenger Nolan Goldstein told KTVU-TV. “It was very uncertain for a period of time until the captain announced that we had an engine that blew up. “It was a real uncomfortable vibration at first and then the plane began to shake a bit.” The crew shut down the affected engine before returning to San Francisco International Airport. A spokesman for Qantas Airways said the pilot dumped fuel over the Pacific as a precaution before the emergency landing. He said none of the 212 passengers and 18 crew were injured during the incident. “Engineers have determined the engine does need replacement, and they are checking to see what caused the problem,” he added. The flames created a large hole in the engine cowling. Experts said this kind of engine failure, where a piece of the engine breaks off and pierces the cowling, is “an extremely rare event”. Aviation consultant John Nance said Boeing 747s “are designed to actually lose three of four engines and still be able to get back”.
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The guy says it veered left but shouldnt it veer right because more thrust on the left hand side since it was one of the right engine that was surging?
@legomovies64 mistake I mean Qantas not QUANTAS typo.
@eveningniteshade hahahha so true!!
@eveningniteshade your obviously an ignorant fuck, you would shit bricks if you didnt even know about planes and it burst into flames or had a surge.
@heywatchme101 Nothing, because “QUANTAS” doesn’t exist.
Qantas, on the other hand are great.
Where are the flames?
The aircraft manufacturers doesen’t hold the problem. The maintenance has. Fist the Queen of the skies 747 now the Newly jumbo a380. But only qantas experince this kind of situation lately.
“I don’t know if this is good” lol naa mate, it’s normal, they’re just anti-missile flares =p
EVEN IT IS VERY dangerous, people would still like to use it, like my mum
qantas has had so many fuckups in the last few years its not funny – about TEN major incidents like this.
@eveningniteshade Go fuck yourself!
WTF IS WRONG WITH QUANTAS NOW?
@tisoy909
“But they arent americans, so the passengers were quiet, knowing they have nothing to live for anyways. ”
only a braindead fucking nazi would say something like that!
A380 plus 747… Someone is going to be fired at Qantas maintenance ! Or take a nap at guantanamo’s hotel… Who knows…
Rolls royce are at fault
@tisoy909
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall…read that book you are all so obsessed with over there.
@JUFFAIR101 nah it’s just Qantas’ poor maintenance. Another Qantas 747 engine exploded taday, oh and don’t forget that Qantas A380 engine explosion yesterday.
Actually, I would rather fly on an MD-11 before a twin engine jet. MD-11 does not apply to ETOPS. With a twin engine airplane, If they experience an engine failure, they would have to land right away. An Md-11 or another Tri-holder can keep flying to the airport of their choice.
@JUFFAIR101 But on percentages, its one of the best aircraft to be on. There are at least 1418, 747s. and only 49 of them have been in accidents. If you look at percentages, its a very good figure. And personally, I prefer Boeing over Airbus.
@SouthAfricanAirways1
I mean SAFTEY wich is the most important thing for me check the FATALITES ,HULL LOSS……
UPS , JAPAN 123 , AIR TRANS, there is a lot more incedints
u cant compare the 747 with the A340’s for example
@JUFFAIR101 On what grounds? Thats probably the most STUPID comment EVER.
@Stang70Fastback88 Oh please
@eveningniteshade But they arent americans, so the passengers were quiet, knowing they have nothing to live for anyways.
747’s worst plane ever