Panic on board a Boeing 787-9, a Chinese airline plane Hainan Airlineson November 10, 2024. In the video of the mid-flight incident which became viral on social mediawe see the right engine of the airliner on fire. The Boeing 787-9 had just taken off from Rome when the incident took place.
The plane of Hainan Airlines was departing from Rome Fiumicino and was due to land in Shenzhen, according to newspaper reports The Parisian. The device unfortunately had to
turn around and headed towards its departure airport after dropping fuel over the sea. All these maneuvers because of a bird!
Airliner's engine on fire after hitting bird
The Chinese airline's plane Hainan Airlines was forced to turn back because his right engine allegedly caught fire after hit a birdreports The Parisian. Images and videos circulating on social networks show impressive flames at the Dreamliner 787-9 reactor.
“The Dreamliner 787-9 likely struck a bird, a common problem that can pose a significant threat to the aircraft's safety“, we can read in the columns of the magazine. However, an investigation is open to determine the
exact causes of the incidentindicated a spokesperson for ADR, the operator of Rome airports.
Birds pose a danger to planes
An airliner colliding with a bird is a relatively recurring case. Sylvain Lejal, Orly biodiversity referent, cited by The Parisiansaid in April last year: “Animal collision is the second major accident risk for an aircraft“. Several cases of animal collisions can occur.
In the event that the volatile is sucked into the reactors of an aircraft after an impact, this can lead to an engine shutdown. It may also happen that the bird hits the windshield. In this case, he can hurt pilots. As the Chinese company's plane was able to land normally at Rome airport, its 249 passengers and 16 crew members surely suffered more fear than harm.
