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May 2018 PIX: that flaming Lufthansa MD-11 engine number 3..

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Incident: Lufthansa Cargo MD11 at Frankfurt on May 8th 2018, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Pictures, including a not-so-small flame:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4b869d71&opt=0
A ground observer reported the #3 engine emitted a loud bang and a streak of flame
followed by less loud bangs and streaks of flames in regular intervals.
The aircraft slowed and stopped on the runway.

The right hand engine just "coughing":
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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Re: May 2018 PIX: that flaming Lufthansa MD-11 engine number

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Bird ingestion?
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