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Old 19th Aug 2012, 03:20
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Not unheard of for a main gear tyre to shed pieces forward, aft, upwards, some of which bounce around and may be ingested into an engine causing fan damage similar to a bird strike.

Again not at all unusual for a damaged engine to emit pops, flame spurts and then smoke out a tailpipe. Pilot shuts down affected engine, and makes an airturnback as expected.

No comparison with the Concord event on several areas.

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