The flightdeck did very very well in this incident! A great pity our "leaders" decided not to thank them in the weekly letter. Cx was very close to.....
Yes 20 or so birds on takeoff at V1, as far as the the ground staff and "gingerbeers" at FCO were aware. Initially ENG 2 severe vibrations shortly after airborne, crew thinking of jettisoning fuel and shutting it down. ENG 3 now has severe vibrations, Captain rightly elects for immediate return and overweight landing on 16R. They apparently shutdown 2 & 3 on the runway. Investigation reveals ENG's 2 & 3 & 4 with birdstrike damage, also it was a max weight takeoff!!! So think about it.
They apparently had to change fan blades on two engines.
So come on DT etc thank the boys and girls.
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Keep smiling!!!!
[This message has been edited by electricjetjock (edited 07 November 2000).]
[This message has been edited by electricjetjock (edited 07 November 2000).]