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| Date: | Monday 26 June 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia |
| Registration: | OY-VKF |
| MSN: | 309 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 322 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | W off Ireland -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Holguín-Frank Pais Airport (HOG/MUHG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Thomas Cook Airlines flight MT2652, an Airbus A330-200, returned to Manchester International Airport, U.K. for a precautionary landing after a 'technical fault', according to the airline.
The aircraft took off from Manchester at 11:18 UTC (12:18 hours local time). It was flying at FL380 at 12:25 UTC when the crew decided to turn back to Manchester. A safe landing was made at 13:45 UTC.
A passenger tweeted photos of the metal tape being applied on the left hand wing tip, just prior to departure. The winglet was missing at the time. The same passenger tweeted that the return was caused by an oil leak in port (no.1) engine. This was confirmed by the airline.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oy-vkf#dde36af
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/26/thomas-cook-plane-pictured-part-wing-missing-emergency-landing/
Media:
Can Thomas Cook guarantee their flights are safe when they are patching up the wing with metal tape? Not sure I will make it to Cuba. pic.twitter.com/8MPIvaiUnF
— Simon Rowlinson (@wgcdrspqr) 26 juni 2017
#ThomasCookAirlines @ThomasCookUK. So back in MCR after oil leak in port engine and duct tape repair to port wing. Lost a day of the trip.
— Simon Rowlinson (@wgcdrspqr) 26 juni 2017
Thomas Cook plane forced to turn around and make emergency landing at Manchester Airport https://t.co/QQG8CNr0of pic.twitter.com/vAmqIdTxPR
— The Sun (@TheSun) June 26, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2017 16:06 | harro | Added |
| 26-Jun-2017 16:11 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2017 16:13 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2017 18:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2017 15:19 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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