The engine of a Sichuan Airlines passenger plane spewed fire and hovered in the air for 2 hours. Live footage was exposed

On January 21, a Sichuan Airlines flight from Changchun Longjia International Airport to Chengdu suddenly ejected flames from the right engine during the climb. The climb footage of the flight released by some netizens showed:The right engine of the aircraft spewed obvious flames, but the attitude of the fuselage was not affected.

Another netizen suspected of taking the flight posted online that at 12:44 that day, his Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8424 suddenly experienced an engine failure after taking off from Changchun Longjia International Airport.

Just after taking off and leaving the ground, I heard about 10 "bang bang" noises coming from the right engine, and there was a suspected fire.Subsequently, the plane circled in the air for 2 hours before returning to Changchun Longjia International Airport.

Sichuan Airlines recently responded to the media and stated that the flight returned due to a malfunction alarm message and had not been notified of any injuries to the passengers.

According to the Hanglv Zongheng APP,The aircraft type operating Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8424 is Airbus A321-200 (N).