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Old 21st Apr 2010, 08:18
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Massey1Bravo
 
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"Thomas Cook TCX952P registration G-JMCF (Boeing 757-28A) just made a u-turn to Manchester, it was out over the North Sea off Nofolk/Suffolk, it reported to London and Manchester Control it had an engine bleed problem after an 'intense smell of volcanic ash in the cabin during the climb between FL160 and FL200."
I have a feeling some airlines are just waiting to be sued in the American courts over knowingly flying into ash if a subsequent accident happens due to engine failure/rollback and ash, no matter how little, is found in the engines.....

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