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Title: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: mystery-ak on January 19, 2024, 03:28:08 pm: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
The Atlas Air cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami
Published 01/19/24 07:07 AM ET|Updated 2 hr ago
Chris Harris

Video captured the terrifying moment a Boeing 747 began shooting flames midair after an engine apparently malfunctioned shortly after takeoff.

The Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami.

"The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned to MIA," Atlas Air said in a statement to The Messenger.

https://twitter.com/ChuckCallesto/status/1748236371351781726

The plane will be inspected to determine how the fire started late Thursday.

In the video footage, flames are seen jutting from the plane's left wing.

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Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: Wingnut on January 19, 2024, 03:40:43 pm: ATC conversation with Atlas Air. Call sign is Giant 095 Heavy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEwC8GVDbKA
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: Lando Lincoln on January 19, 2024, 03:49:05 pm: Remember when it was, “If it isn’t Boeing, I’m not going”?
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: GtHawk on January 19, 2024, 04:23:58 pm: Looks like someone screwed up and put a pulsejet on the plane, sucks for the passengers but those on the ground were probably going ooh, ahh!
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: mountaineer on January 19, 2024, 04:42:57 pm: Quote from: GtHawk on January 19, 2024, 04:23:58 pm
Looks like someone screwed up and put a pulsejet on the plane, sucks for the passengers but those on the ground were probably going ooh, ahh!
No passengers, thankfully - just 5 crew. I believe it was a cargo flight.
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: PeteS in CA on January 19, 2024, 05:22:50 pm: Boeing doesn't make jet engines. The engine for the 747-8 was made by GE. Depending on which 747-8 of Atlas Air's fleet of that model, the plane that experienced the engine failure was 1-12 years old.

Boeing has earned blame for much - the 737 Max and KC-46 programs - but this engine failure was due to GE, Atlas Air's maintenance, or simple part failure in the engine.
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: the OlLine Rebel on January 19, 2024, 05:49:44 pm: Quote from: Lando Lincoln on January 19, 2024, 03:49:05 pm
Remember when it was, “If it isn’t Boeing, I’m not going”?

Yes, and I’d say it still is.

The 747 is a great plane in the annals of aviation history. As with all plane incidents, there are a variety of possible factors involved. It’s not simply the airplane and its engineering.
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: mountaineer on January 19, 2024, 06:35:48 pm: Engine fires can be caused by any number of things. Thank goodness this one wasn't fatal.
Title: Re: WATCH: Flames Shoot Out of Boeing 747 After Engine Malfunction, Forcing Emergency Landing
Post by: Lando Lincoln on January 19, 2024, 06:44:02 pm: All true - many external factors and outside responsibilities can cause an engine fire. Nevertheless, the optics are horrible for Boeing.