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A Boeing passenger plane was forced to make an emergency landing after its engine appear to catch fire.
The Düsseldorf-bound Condor Airlines flight departed from Corfu at 8.29pm local time on Saturday.
But some of the 273 passengers aboard Flight DE 3665 noticed flames on the plane’s engine, with bursts of flames spitting from the right wing.
One passenger told Bild: ‘Suddenly, the power went out for a few seconds, and we realised we were no longer climbing.’
Another added: ‘It was an incredibly horrible experience. I already sent goodbye texts because I thought, “It’s over now”.’
Unverified videos shared on TikTok appeared to show the plane’s wing flashing and flickering orange.
Cabin crew noticed that the airflow of the right turbine was disrupted at an altitude of 36,000 feet, so pilots switched the engine off.
The plane swerved to Brindisi in southern Italy to make an emergency landing after being in the air for 40 minutes, according to tracking service FlightRadar24.
Passengers and the eight crew members were either placed in a hotel or spent the night at the airport terminal before a placement craft brought them to Germany the following day at 10.30am.
Condor Airlines said none of the people aboard the flight were ever ‘in danger’.
The cause of the orange flashes, a spokesperson said, was a chemical reaction that happens inside the combustion chamber.
They said: ‘Flight DE3665 from Corfu (CFU) to Düsseldorf (DUS) diverted to Brindisi (BDS) on August 16.
‘The reason was a parameter indication outside the normal range caused by a disturbance in the air flow supply to the engine.
‘Due to the fault message, it was precautionarily decided to divert to Brindisi. The aircraft landed around 8.15pm at Brindisi Airport, and all guests disembarked the aircraft normally.
‘Another Condor aircraft was dispatched to carry all guests to Düsseldorf on August 17.’
They added: ‘We apologise for any inconvenience caused, but the safety of our passengers and employees is always our top priority,’
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