Boeing 747 Engine Erupts In Fireball During Takeoff 

Another week, another mid-air mishap for a Boeing plane. This time, a 747-400 carrying 468 passengers from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia had to make an emergency landing immediately after takeoff when one of the plane’s four engines erupted in a fireball.

“The decision was made by the pilot in command immediately after takeoff, considering engine problems that required further examination after sparks of fire were observed in one of the engines,” Garuda Indonesia president director Irfan Setiaputra wrote in a statement obtained by the local media outlet The Jakarta Post. 

Garuda-1105 flight to Madinah, a city in western Saudi Arabia, was departing from the Indonesian city of Makassar on Wednesday when, as soon as the plane achieved rotation speed and lifted off the runway, a giant fireball erupted from one of the plane’s engines. 

Garuda Indonesia 747-412 returns safely to Makassar Airport in Indonesia after an engine failure during takeoff. pic.twitter.com/VibKqCQosc

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Here’s what happened last week with Boeing mishaps:

May 8:

• Boeing 767 Cargo Plane Crash-Landed In Turkey

May 9:

• Boeing 737 Crashes After Failed Takeoff At African Airport

May 10: 

• United Airlines Boeing 737 Makes Emergency Return To Japanese Airport After Wing Flap “Irregularity”

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