Iberia Airlines A340-300 Blows Engine On Takeoff - 30/06/10

Thornton Shepherd · #1 2nd July 2010, 03:49 PM

My friend Jen, a member of my Boston Airliner Spotters group, caught the following video after an Iberia flight departing Boston for Madrid (IB 6160) blew an engine. Here is the video of the aftermath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pItYvGNjmbA

Just thought I'd share.

Brenden S · #2 2nd July 2010, 06:58 PM

WTF They didn't even shut the engine down.

NickN · #3 1st August 2010, 03:48 PM

That was my immediate thought, they just left it running.

Fred C · #4 1st August 2010, 06:19 PM

I would suggest they were told the engine was smoking by the tower. From the flight deck all the indications were normal. From the flight deck they would not have seen the smoke.
The engine was just burning lots of oil from a damaged seal or incorrect servicing. No real urgency to shut it down.