Birds fell into the engine during takeoff. The plane flying to Poland had to turn around

A passenger plane with 190 passengers on board encountered unexpected problems during a flight from Dortmund to Katowice. Shortly after the Boeing 737 took off, the pilots decided to return to the German airport. The reason was birds that fell into the engine shortly after take-off. No one was hurt, but the flight was significantly delayed and the passengers had to transfer to another plane.

Unexpected engine problems

Pilots take all engine abnormalities extremely seriously. A few days ago, after detecting a fault, an Air Canada plane with nearly 400 people on board decided to make an emergency landing. This time, a similar incident occurred during a flight from Dortmund to Katowice. A Ryanair Boeing 737 took off from the German airport just after 5 p.m. However, shortly after the start of the journey, a serious problem was encountered. Birds fell into the plane's engine, and the safety of the flight was put into question. The crew decided to start the emergency landing procedure. The machine quickly returned to the port of Dortmund, where fire brigades were waiting for it.

The passengers flew on another plane

There were 190 travelers on board flight FR 6893, who flew to Poland the same evening. However, the passengers had to wait for another plane, which took them to Katowice only at 8:20 p.m. The Ryanair plane landed at the Katowice-Pyrzowice port at 9:37 p.m. with a delay of almost three hours. The pilots' decision turned out to be right – the collision with the birds led to the failure of one of the engines and if it had not been for a quick reaction, the consequences could have been really dangerous. This type of accidents most often occurs near airports before the plane reaches cruising altitude, which allows for quick verification of the fault.