Sounds like the normal symptoms and reaction to a bird strike. Go-around, shut down the affected engine, and land on one engine.
But I'm surprised that the reports of the noise and/or flames were from so many parts of Greater Manchester and Cheshire, including Northwich, Old Trafford and Stretford which would have been in the circuit after the go-around. Isn't it normal to shut down the bird-struck engine straight away?
Last edited by Richard J.; 18th Sep 2015 at 22:58.
Reason: correcting the geography