The RB B763 rotated about 1010L and at about 300ft a number of loud bangs were heard and flames observed out of the No 1 engine. Aircraft climbed on runway heading and initially at 1000ft, eventually climbing to 3000ft. The a/c deposited a large amount of smoking debris on 27R and the grass areas next to 27R these requiring fire service attention.
There was a concern that debris may have struck a BA 747 holding on the adjacent taxiway, so an Aircraft Ground Incident was then put on, but upon inspection no immediate damage was found.
After approximately 15-20 mins in the air and NO dumping, to my knowledge, an overweight landing was performed on 27L. The aircraft vacated and spoke with the Fire Service, the Flight Crew were concerned about rising brake temps but these stabilised upon further taxi. The A/c parked on a remote stand with no further incident.
BUT, due to a what appeared to be a fingertip search of 27R to retrieve all the debris the runway was shut until approx 1205L. There was at least 2 hours start-up as a result.
Enjoy the shift P5!!