Engine Problem Question.
Hello all,
Long time lurker, hopefully this is the right place to put this.
Many years ago while travelling on a Northwest 747-200 around 15 mins after departure there was an almighty bang, and as you will imagine, the cabin went rather quiet. We seemed to turn, possibly circle for a while but there was no sign of a descent. Pretty soon there was an announcement where the crew explained what I vaguely remember as when reducing engine power the engine stopped, then due to the pressure of air entering it, started again, and I believe he equated it to a backfire ( I think thats about right). Anyway, all was apparantly well, we continued and the Captain said they would get it checked out on arrival (5 Hours later).
Would that be right, can jet engines backfire?