Created Wednesday, May 8th 2024 11:30Z, last updated Friday, May 10th 2024 18:54Z
A Discover Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration D-AFYR performing flight
4Y-135 from Mombasa (Kenya) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 225 passengers and 11 crew, was climbing out of Mombasa's runway 21 when the left hand engine (Trent 772) ingested a bird prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet and return to Mombasa for a safe landing on runway 21 about 25 minutes after departure.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Mombasa 56 hours after landing back.
A passenger reported the aircraft was rotating for takeoff when the left hand engine ingested a bird causing streaks of flames out of the engine exhaust and a large bang.
The engine seen after landing back:
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