Created Sunday, Jan 31st 2021 17:29Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 31st 2021 17:29Z
A Cargojet Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration C-GAAJ performing flight
W8-972 from East Midlands,EN (UK) to Cincinnati,KY (USA), was climbing out of East Midlands' runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet due to an engine (CF6) emitting bangs and streaks of flames. The crew shut the engine down and returned to East Midlands for a safe landing on runway 09 about 50 minutes after departure.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in East Midlands about 14 hours after landing back.
