G-CPTN
16th Jun 2007, 22:39
Can't decide whether this belongs in Private Flying, Military, or Spotters:-
A World War II aircraft, headed for a major Cumbrian festival, landed with just one propeller after smoke began pouring from its second engine following an oil leak.
The 1943 Catalina flying boat, one of the star attractions at the Whitehaven International Maritime Festival on Saturday, was grounded at Carlisle Airport.
Engineers faced a race against time to fit a crucial component from Duxford Air Museum in Cambridgeshire, about 280 miles away, in time for the plane's fly-past.
Crew on board the flying boat noticed smoke coming from the right-hand engine and immediately realised there was a problem, Mr Brooking said.
"It turns out that it was an oil seal leakage," the pilot said. "It wasn't a life or death problem but we had to shut down the engine to stop our oil running out.
"Then we had to get a spare part from Duxford before we could carry on with the show."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6760459.stm
A World War II aircraft, headed for a major Cumbrian festival, landed with just one propeller after smoke began pouring from its second engine following an oil leak.
The 1943 Catalina flying boat, one of the star attractions at the Whitehaven International Maritime Festival on Saturday, was grounded at Carlisle Airport.
Engineers faced a race against time to fit a crucial component from Duxford Air Museum in Cambridgeshire, about 280 miles away, in time for the plane's fly-past.
Crew on board the flying boat noticed smoke coming from the right-hand engine and immediately realised there was a problem, Mr Brooking said.
"It turns out that it was an oil seal leakage," the pilot said. "It wasn't a life or death problem but we had to shut down the engine to stop our oil running out.
"Then we had to get a spare part from Duxford before we could carry on with the show."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6760459.stm