This Sunday, November 10, 2024, a plane which had taken off from Rome had to land urgently on the Italian tarmac shortly after takeoff following an incident.
A big scare in mid-flight. This Sunday, a plane from the Chinese company Hainan Airlines, departing from Rome Fiumicino and bound for Shenzhen (China), had a problem shortly after takeoff, reports The Parisian. He was forced to turn around towards his departure airport.
A reactor on fire
It is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, which shortly after taking off in the morning shortly before 10 a.m., hit a bird in the air. On board the aircraft, no less than 249 passengers and 16 crew members, specifies the daily. But following the incident, one of the reactors caught fire. Flames are visible in the images taken and relayed on social networks.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Hainan Airlines, a Chinese company, experienced failures and small explosions in its №2 engine after colliding with birds in the initial phase of takeoff. pic.twitter.com/P2mS5lH4mc
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According to Italian airport officials, the plane turned back after dropping fuel over the sea. If an investigation is opened to determine the exact causes of the incident, as indicated by a carrier According to ADR, the operator of Rome's airports, birds pose a considerable risk to flying aircraft.
Not the first time
This type of incident is not uncommon. Already in April 2023, an American Airlines aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was forced to turn around and did not reach its destination, Phoenis, Arizona, due to an incident caused by the collision with a bird.
In February 2024, images show the wing of a plane deteriorating in mid-flight. The incident could be due to the plane hitting birds during takeoff. The animals could have slightly damage the coating of the plane which, launched at full speed in a poorly pressurized environment, would have seen its wings deteriorate.
