Mid-air “panic” as engine fault causes smoke to fill aircraft

A passenger has described the terrifying moment a plane filled with smoke after a bright flash from one of its engines. The FlyBe plane was flying from Manchester to Luxembourg when there was a “flash” on the left hand side of the aircraft followed by “smoke in the cabin”. The plane, a propeller-driven Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, was diverted to Birmingham Airport where it landed “awkwardly” on one engine this afternoon, Thursday, February 7. (www.waytoimprove.net) Mehr...