A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by China’s Hainan Airlines made an emergency landing at Rome’s Fiumicino airport soon after takeoff. The flight was bound for Shenzhen, China and had taken off from Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Sunday. The flight was forced to resort to emergency landing after its right engine caught fire following a suspected bird strike, reported officials.
The flight carried 249 passengers and 16 crew members at the time of incident. It landed safely after dumping fuel over the sea. The Italian Coast Guard in its statement confirmed that the incident was caused by a bird strike, which poses serious threat to aircraft safety. Airport official stated that there were no delays to air traffic at Fiumicino airport. Additionally, no injuries were reported.
Footage captured by the witnesses shows flickering flames from the engine, with yellow-orange blaze mid-air. The aircraft continued its course to before turning back to airport in Rome.
Aviación al Día posted the video on X and wrote, “A Boeing 787-9 of Chinese airline Hainan Airlines had to return to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport on Sunday after experiencing problems with its right engine shortly after takeoff.”
Un Boeing 787-9 de la aerolínea china Hainan Airlines tuvo que regresar al Aeropuerto Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino de Roma este domingo tras presentar problemas con su motor derecho poco después de despegar.
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— Aviación al Día (@aviacion_al_dia) November 10, 2024
What Did Netizens Say?
Netizens reacted to the video and thanked the skilled pilots for safe landing. “Must Thank the skilled Pilots & Lady Luck for safe landing,” added the user. Another user pointe out at the recent Boeing incidents and wrote, “It seems that Boeing has been having incidents very often lately.”
Notably, there have been several incidents of engine fires on Boeing aircraft in recent times. A Boeing 737-500 in Indonesia had caught fire at Sentani Airport in Papua Province, earlier this week.
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