Created Friday, Oct 1st 2021 07:58Z, last updated Friday, Oct 1st 2021 09:19Z
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747-400, registration N741CK performing freight flight K4-330 from Leipzig (Germany) to East Midlands,EN (UK), landed on East Midlands' runway 27 when shortly after touchdown and after engaging spoilers and reverse thrust the #3 engine (CF6, inboard right hand) emitted streaks of flames and a loud bang. The aircraft rolled out without further event, emergency services responded, the aircraft vacated the runway and taxied to the apron with the engine still running. Emergency services performed a runway inspection focussing on the area of the touch down zone runway 27.
Ground observer Tony Johnson reported the #3 engine obviously ingested something on landing and went bang.
The aircraft is still on the ground in East Midlands about 17 hours after landing.
