Video: Flames Shoot Out Of Plane's Engine In Bursts Just After Take-Off
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The flight crew immediately declared "PAN-PAN" and averted a possible catastrophe as the aircraft returned to the airport without any injuries or casualties.
An Air Canada flight, headed for Paris with 389 passengers and 13 crew, caught fire within minutes of taking off from the Toronto Pearson International Airport on Friday. Superb work by the pilots and their air traffic controllers, dealing with a backfiring engine on takeoff. Heavy plane full of fuel, low cloud thunderstorms, repeated compressor stalls. Calm, competent, professional - well done!Details: https://t.co/VaJeEdpzcn@AirCanadapic.twitter.com/7aOHyFsR29 Update on flight AC872 from June 5: pic.twitter.com/lkruMaM7KH
The flight crew immediately declared "PAN-PAN", or 'Possible Assistance Needed' - the standard distress signal internationally, and averted a possible catastrophe as the aircraft returned to the airport without any injuries or casualties.
On Friday, the Boeing 777 wide-body aircraft began departure at 12:17 am (Toronto time). Shortly after take-off, at 12:39 am (Toronto time), as the flight was still ascending over the runway, the air traffic controller (ATC) spotted the first blast of sparks from the plane's right engine and promptly alerted the crew. The backfiring engine was caught on camera by people on the ground.
