Qatar A330 engine fire out of Ataturk

[bnt]

DM is reporting (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3746936/Qatar-Airways-aircraft-forced-make-emergency-landing-engine-catches-fire.html) that a Qatar A330 heading to Doha had an engine catch fire after takeoff from Istanbul's Ataturk airport, returned and made a safe emergency landing, All passengers and crew off the plane safely. Reports of a "strange engine sound" - well, yes. :ooh:

edit : QR240 track on FR (https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qr240/#ab65871)

[Nemrytter]

Another disaster narrowly averted.:rolleyes:

Also, seems that the Daily Heil couldn't be bothered to finish the paragraph that's 4th from the end:
The incident comes just weeks after
Qatar Airways is one of the Mideast's three biggest carriers, alongside the region's biggest carrier, the Dubai-based Emirates Airline, and the Abu-Dhabi based Etihad Airways.

[bnt]

Well, I'll be curious to hear about what happened, and can speculate about the cause. When $millions of high technology starts making funny noises and shooting flames out the back while high in the sky, it's certainly worth a comment. :8

[Basil]

Another disaster narrowly averted.:rolleyes:

Also, seems that the Daily Heil couldn't be bothered to finish the paragraph that's 4th from the end:
Looks to me like a complete sentence.

Anyhoo, was it stuck gear or a fire or stuck gear plus a fire or stuck gear plus a surge?
Latter pretty unusual on approach - "Is this a sim ride or what?" :)

[Lonewolf_50]

Aviation officials told AFP the incident was caused by a suspected bird strike that caused one of its engines to catch fire. The picture in the DM shows some damage to the engine... 800

[Safe-T]

If we are to believe The Telegraph, the wing was on fire ! :ugh:
Footage shows Qatar Airways flight QR240's wing on fire over over Turkey before emergency landing (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/18/footage-shows-qatar-airways-flight-qr240s-wing-on-fire-over-over/)

But seriously, Qatar Airways blamed it on a bird strike:
https://www.facebook.com/qatarairways/posts/1254372647914986

[The Ancient Geek]

Bird strike, damage contained, engine worked as designed.
No problem.

[oldchina]

Or was it:

"Bird strike footage shows Turkey wing on fire before Qatar Airways emergency landing"

[a330pilotcanada]

If it was a "Turkey Wing" on fire were the flight kitchens notified on landing..........:E

[Chronus]

Bird strike, damage contained, engine worked as designed.
No problem.
Does this mean designed to catch fire on ingestion of bird. Is it because of feathers. Maybe that`s the reason for firing plucked chickens into engines when testing.

[The Ancient Geek]

No, containment is about keeping the debris inside the cowl rather than causing damage.
Fire is a separate issue, controlled by fire bottles and fuel valves activated by the pilot.

[Chronus]

I `d rather shed the engine than have it aflame and rely on a couple of puny bottles. Nothing worse than fire in the air.

[rcsa]

"Nothing worse than fire in the air."

Except, possibly, having six and a half tonnes of Trent 700 land on your house.

[tdracer]

In all likelihood, there was no engine fire as such. Engines will often surge after a birdstrike, spitting balls of fire out the tailpipe (and often out the inlet).
An actual engine fire is a very different animal.:uhoh:
When you read a 'breaking news' article about an aviation event, assume it's wrong. They usually are.:rolleyes:

[underfire]

round up the usual suspects

https://nedgrace.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/geese1.jpg

[Chesty Morgan]

"Nothing worse than fire in the air."

Except, possibly, having six and a half tonnes of Trent 700 land on your house.
Certainly if you have one of them floating in the air houses.

[porch monkey]

Underfire, You win!!! :) You also owe me a new keyboard.:sad:

[Richard Taylor]

Are those IS Mandarins?

[megan]

In all likelihood, there was no engine fire as such. Engines will often surge after a birdstrike, spitting balls of fire out the tailpipeOn the money Sir.

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[Basil]

On the money Sir.


Yes, those flashes were why I mentioned surging but I couldn't hear anything on the audio.

[TURIN]

Except, possibly, having six and a half tonnes of Trent 700 land on your house.

You learn something new everyday. I thought theirs were fitted with GE CF6s.

[barit1]

The image in the link of Lonewolf_50's post is definitely not R-R - it turns the wrong way!