The A380 aircraft Airfrance , travelling under flight number AF66, saw one of its engines 'blow out' as it flew over the Atlantic Ocean before making an emergency landing.
The engine of an Air France plane from Paris to the USA disintegrated in the sky, forcing the aircraft into an emergency landing.
The pilot was forced to divert to Canada's Goose Bay airport - a small airport not usually equip to deal with such large planes.
The plane landed safely at around 1:40pm local time with part of the engine missing and debris scattered across the runway. Upon landing the aircraft was met by fire crews before the runway could be reopened.
Travellers described how everything seemed normal until they heard a "loud thud and a lot of vibration" before the pilot declared a mayday this afternoon.
Ground crews were left to "pick up pieces of the plane from the runway", one passenger added.
Flight records show the Airbus A380 aircraft, travelling under flight number AF66, was diverted to Canada's Goose Bay airport on its journey from Paris to Los Angeles.
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The mangled back of the engine where the metal has been shredded (Image: Twitter)[/caption][caption id="attachment_1536" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
Part of the jet's engine can be seen flapping in the wind in one passenger's video footage[/caption][caption id="attachment_1534" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
A side-by-side photo showing the damaged engine next to a functioning one (Image: Twitter)[/caption][caption id="attachment_1530" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
Travellers described hearing a loud thud before the plane began vibrating (Image: Twitter)[/caption]Air France confirmed there was "serious damage" to one of the plane's four engines before before it landed safely.
One traveller said on Twitter the engine had "blown over the Atlantic Ocean", leading to the emergency landing in Canada.
Another, named Daniel McNeely, said: "I’m on board. One of our engines is slightly blown apart. Just glad to be on the ground."
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A large section of the engine 'blew out' over the ocean (Image: Twitter)[/caption]style="display:block"
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There were 520 passengers on board when the engine disintegrated (Image: Twitter)[/caption][caption id="attachment_1532" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
Terrified passengers look out of the window of the jet (Image: Twitter)[/caption][caption id="attachment_1537" align="aligncenter" width="615"]
The flight, bound for Los Angeles, was diverted to Goose Bay airport in Canada (Image: Twitter)[/caption]
Footage shows part of the plane's engine flapping in the air with 520 passengers on board. Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdtFII9SBJQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdtFII9SBJQ
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,The A380 aircraft Airfrance , travelling under flight number AF66, saw one of its engines,BoredPotato
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