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| Pilot lands jet after bird strike | Pilot lands jet after bird strike |
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| A passenger aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing when two birds were sucked into one of its engines. | A passenger aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing when two birds were sucked into one of its engines. |
| The Thomson Fly Boeing 757 had just left Manchester Airport en route to Lanzarote when the herons were sucked into the starboard engine. | The Thomson Fly Boeing 757 had just left Manchester Airport en route to Lanzarote when the herons were sucked into the starboard engine. |
| The pilot shut the engine down and sent out a distress call before dumping excess fuel and landing back at the airport. | The pilot shut the engine down and sent out a distress call before dumping excess fuel and landing back at the airport. |
| None of the 221 passengers was injured in the incident on Sunday. | None of the 221 passengers was injured in the incident on Sunday. |
| A spokesman for Manchester Airport said the engine did not catch fire but the flames were caused by burning of the birds. | A spokesman for Manchester Airport said the engine did not catch fire but the flames were caused by burning of the birds. |
| "Within minutes of being in the air, the plane suffered a double bird strike," he said. | |
| The incident happened just after 0915 BST as the jet was on its way to Arrecife. | The incident happened just after 0915 BST as the jet was on its way to Arrecife. |
| "The aircraft's engines are designed to cope with bird strikes but because this case involved two very large birds being sucked in at once there were problems," the spokesman said. | "The aircraft's engines are designed to cope with bird strikes but because this case involved two very large birds being sucked in at once there were problems," the spokesman said. |
| Although the aircraft is designed to fly on one engine in an emergency the pilot felt the damage should be checked out. | Although the aircraft is designed to fly on one engine in an emergency the pilot felt the damage should be checked out. |
| The passengers were able to catch another flight at about 1300 BST. | The passengers were able to catch another flight at about 1300 BST. |