BNE Fire In The Sky
 

Hearing reports of an aircraft, RH engine flaming and popping away over Brisbane just now.. allegedly landing safely at BNE.
Gimme something PPrune!

Nauru 733.

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Meanwhile at Slater and Gordon

The anti runway folks will want the whole airport shut down now.

(by the way it landed on the old runway)

Quest NewsNorth
Plane lands at Brisbane Airport after mid-flight fire A plane has landed at Brisbane Airport after a mid-flight fire, which witnesses on the ground described as “shooting”. Witnesses around Regents Park and Park Ridge have reported seeing a commercial plane with an engine caught alight. Witnesses around Regents Park and Park Ridge have reported seeing a commercial plane with an engine caught alight. A plane has landed at Brisbane Airport after an engine reportedly caught alight mid-flight. Witnesses across south Brisbane have reported seeing the plane — an Air Nauru flight — flying with fire coming from an engine. Witnesses said they could hear loud noises overheard as the damaged plane passed around 7.30pm. “It was so loud. The engine was popping,” said Sharlene Tweedale. Regents Park resident Wendy Wallace took to Facebook to say she saw “the engines popping/flaming out”. Residents at Park Ridge also reported hearing the plane overhead. “I thought it was someone shooting until I looked up,” said Brydie Adams. A Brisbane Airport spokeswoman confirmed the flight had landed safely. “We have been made aware that multiple reports by members of the public were received by Airservices in relation to an Air Nauru aircraft with flames coming from one of its engines,” she said. “The aircraft has since landed safely without issue at Brisbane Airport. “No emergency was ever declared.” One witness near North Stradbroke Island said they saw “a massive green light heading vertically into the water off North Stradbroke Island, which is the flight path into Brisbane”. “The entire sky lit up green and it was terrifically beautiful. “We now believe it was the plane dumping fuel before heading into Brisbane. “It occurred at 7.35pm on the southern end of North Stradbroke Island.”

No fuel dump capability on the 737.

Oh right.... dumping fuel on the 733.... cool!

Was it like this?

Sharlene Tweedale , there’s a name straight out of the Dame Edna repertoire !
No offence Sharl ..

We all heard it. Sounded like gunfire, backfiring engine or similar. But went on for quite a while. So much hooning around here that I didn't bother going outside to investigate. :)

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But went on for quite a while.

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Without knowing the facts is sounds like a serie of compressor stalls which usually means extremely loud explosions and flames from the engine exhaust. If immediate closing of the thrust lever doesn't stop it then you don't stuff around. Best to close down the engine without delay as unknown damage can occur to the engine not necesssarily covered in the QRH. . Hoping the compressor stalls will clear themselves and playing with the throttle to achieve this, comes with its own risks?

Above meant for pasengers or soon - to - be - (maybe) traumatised cockpit crew?

I would be interested in seeing what the 'Muppett' suing Qantas would have to say.

Perhaps the media can do an interview... should rival Geoffrey T'homas's rubbish

That's digital blackface and that's offensive.

Oop... everyone baaack away.

Any thoughts as to what the North Stradbroke Island witness was smoking at the time?

Here’s a link to a hyper overdramatised video looks like some sort of compressor stalls...

Somebody else interviewed on TV, thought it was missiles being fired from a nearby army base.

Looks like she was runnin a bit rich