On March 1, local time, a FedEx plane made an emergency landing due to an engine fire shortly after taking off from Newark Airport in New Jersey, USA. A few days ago, a high-definition picture of the damaged right engine of the aircraft was leaked. From it, you can see thatThe turbofan impeller of the aircraft engine was severely damaged, almost completely smashed, and the air intake duct was also densely covered with pits, making it no longer worth repairing.
Judging from the video of the incident shot by netizens, when the Boeing 767-3S2F aircraft landed, the right engine spurted flames, and the open flames sprayed out several meters away.
After the plane landed, two fire trucks rushed to the plane and put out the fire.
The Port Authority, which operates the airport, said the engine fire was caused by a bird strike. FedEx flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. The crew declared an emergency and returned to Newark safely.
Coincidentally, on the afternoon of March 5, local time,A Boeing 737 operated by Argentina's national airline also suffered a bird strike during the flight. The engine exploded and lost power.The plane relied on its only remaining engine to divert to Ezeiza International Airport for an emergency landing.
Bird strikes have always been the biggest source of danger in the modern aviation industry. Relevant studies show that if a 2-kilogram bird hits an aircraft flying at 900 kilometers per hour, the impact force generated in an instant is as high as 4 tons.
If the bird strike is an aircraft engine, it may cause engine deformation and damage, loss of power, fire and explosion, and other accidents that endanger flight safety.