TOM 757 Engine Trouble
 

Found tihs post elsewhere,

Sounded "fun" glad all was safely handled

http://www.uk-airport-news.info/manc...ews-221107.htm

Fuelboy

I was actually one of those on board this flight on Wednesday. The problems started about 30 seconds after take off and as has already been mentioned there were loud bangs coming from the starboard engine with flames coming out of the engine with each bang. This lasted maybe 15 seconds or so until the engine was shut down.
After around 10 minutes the crew (who had obviously been very busy) explained that we would be diverting to Fuerteventura and after circling for around 40 minutes we landed there and were given the once over by the fire engines which had been standing by.
Everyone was quite shaken but the atmosphere on the aircraft remained calm at all times (true British stiff upper lip!).
I must say that the Thomsonfly crew and then the two reps who took care of us for the 10 hours we were in Fuerteventura were exemplary and an absolute credit the company. When the going got tough Thomson's really did the business in looking after its customers and I cannot praise them enough for the customer service and reassurance they provided that day.

I am flying with Thomsonfly on Sunday to Arrecife from Glasgow airport. Flight no. TOM2137. and was quite alarmed at reading about this engine failure, but I know that pilots are more than capable of dealing with these situations and kudos to the pilots for bringing the plane in safely.:D

I do like the headlines ! Clearly Manchester newspapers are finding it difficult to recruit English graduates to write their material.

Or how about.....

Holiday Horror As Inferno Rages Inside Aircraft Engine

Hello guys.

It seems that this company and specifically 757 fleet have a problem with birdstrike on take off because of several incidents have ocurred in differents airports with the same cause.

I know that Rolls-Royce is a beautiful engine to see but I think that the birds have an especial preference by this engine....:ugh:

Good flights!!:D

A sparrow sits by the side of a runway. "Any worms?", it thinks to itself. "Nah, no worms in the hard grey stuff, tried that". A Monarch A320 departs. Moments pass. "Any worms?", it thinks to itself. "Nah, none in the hard grey stuff". A Thomas Cook 757 departs. Moments pass.

"Thomson 763J cleared takeoff runway 03, surface wind 030 at 5"...

The sparrow leaps into the air, full of the joy of an imminent bird strike with a Thomsonfly 757 that sounds as though it may just be surging a bit in the starboard engine.

It must be the light blue colour and the red stuff on the tail. Perhaps the Thomsonfly pilots always try and take off to coincide with birds flying past. That'll be it.

shlittlenellie - I happen to know that the TOM aircraft weather radar has been modified to display avian activity on-screen enabling flight crew to identify and turn towards a possible target: Of course, when coupled to the autopilot in CRS mode on take-off this process is automated for greater efficiency, enabling the flight crew to concentrate on operating the engine surge controls and planning the return

video + radio
 

I didn't see this link on this thread. Sorry if it is a repeat.

Best,

PE

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircra...ideo-8457.html