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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2018 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Brussels Airlines |
| Registration: | OO-SND |
| MSN: | 1838 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Brussels Airlines flight SN2104 returned to land at London-Heathrow Airport, U.K. following issues with the right hand (no.2) engine. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, took off from runway 27L at 06:10 UTC, bound for Brussels, Belgium. Passengers described hearing a 'bang' and felt airframe vibrations on climbout. The aircraft positioned for an approach to runway 27R and landed safely at 06:39 UTC.
The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground at London Heathrow about 30 hours after landing back.
Sources:
1. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oo-snd#1da362cb
2. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/aerosmurf-london-heathrow-engine-failure/
3. http://avherald.com/h?article=4bce4d1d
4. https://www.brusselsairlines.com/en-be/misc/meet_aerosmurf.aspx
5. https://www.aeroinside.com/item/11986/brussels-a320-at-london-on-aug-26th-2018-engine-shut-down-in-flight
6. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lufthansa-group/brussels-airlines/aerosmurf-london-heathrow-engine-failure/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 March 2010 | D-ALTJ | Air Berlin | 0 | München |  |
non |
| Incapacitation | ||||||
Location
Media:
Catastrophic right engine failure on Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-20 flight SN2104 forced us to return to #Heathrow this morning. Plane shuddered and had us all worried but crewwere calm and professional. Landed safely to clapping as fire engines awaited our arrival. #airlines pic.twitter.com/7BESBCwyvW
— James East (@James_East) 26 augustus 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2018 20:17 | harro | Added |
| 18-Oct-2018 22:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2018 22:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Damage, ] |
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