Pics: BA A319 engine cowlings fell off, engine fires(roet!)

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Pics: BA A319 engine cowlings fell off, engine fires(roet!)

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See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22652718
for a grainy picture, plus
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nl-NL/Ar ... sh_Airways
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Re: Piccie: BA A319 engine fire, Heathrow closed...

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A319-131 G-EUOE is the (metallic) bird involved; no idea on the i/d of the (other) bird in the engine... :roll:
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Re: Pics: BA A319 engine cowlings fell off, engine fires(roe

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http://avherald.com/h?article=462beb5e&opt=1 for the pictures.

Yes, the cowlings of BOTH engines fell off in-flight as the photos show... :shock:
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Re: Pics: BA A319 engine cowlings fell off, engine fires(roe

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Although initial reports suggested a birdhit, it now looks more likely that this was a double attack by Murphy himself... 'if the latches can be forgotten, they will be forgotten some time' :oops:
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