Aer Lingus A330 rejects take-off as engine ingests a bird departing Dublin [ATC audio]

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Sunday, September 5 2021: An Aer Lingus Airbus A330 performs a rejected take-off after the right engine ingests a bird. Aviation fire and rescue enter the runway to check the engine and the aircraft for damage before it returns to the gate.
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[@AirTrafficVisualised]

Lots of commenters are mentioning the quality of the radio transmissions in this video. For crews and air traffic controllers, VHF comms are generally quite clear and intelligible - far better than some of what you hear in this video. So why is the audio here so difficult to understand? It's to do with the location of the antenna that captured the audio. The Ryanair flight was airborne so likely had a clear "line of sight" to the antenna, resulting in a clear signal. The Aer Lingus A330 was on the ground and there were likely obstructions between the aircraft and the antenna, resulting in a static-filled signal. Unfortunately there's not much that can be done to improve the audio quality when it's this bad, but I do still try!

[@emiljanopepa2631]

😢

[@flashtheoriginal]

Fascinating. Such professionalism, thanks for posting

[@MainesOwn]

"a bird departing Dublin" ... is very lyrical

[@virginiaviola5097]

It definitely departed.

[@JamesThomas-zl9er]

I think they call them colleens over there 😂

[@FalconX88]

tower controller has such a pleasant voice

[@johnathancorgan3994]

There's interesting background audio between radio calls, sounds like a open room/office environment. It's very quiet, I only picked it up with headphones.

[@AirTrafficVisualised]

Sometimes you can pick up other air traffic controllers speaking in the background of radio calls, but I also add some airport tarmac ambience to the audio mix for (what I think is) a nice effect.

[@johnathancorgan3994]

@@AirTrafficVisualised Ok, that clears it up. Thanks.

[@MillionFoul]

Man if this is real time there must have been a fireball or something to get the trucks out there almost before the aircraft asked for them.

[@AirTrafficVisualised]

Much of it is close to real-time, but with a few speed-ups to shorten gaps where nothing much was happening. Check the UTC clock in the upper-right if you're curious!

[@daveroche6522]

One of my brothers works in Rescue at Dublin Airport - they practice/train for EVERY imaginable (and some non-imaginable) event(s) - when the alarm goes off, so do they......

[@LectronCircuits]

Bird ingestion can happen to anybody at any time. Let's be careful out there. Cheers!

[@johnmknox]

I'm going to be ingesting a lot of bird in a few months. 🦃🦤🪶🐓🍽

[@LectronCircuits]

@@johnmknox 🦃Bon apetít. 🐷 Cheers!🥂😁

[@ianaitchison9434]

Nice video. Incredible anything gets done with the quality of the radio comms.

[@watty9297]

I suspect that everyone concerned could hear each other fine, and it's just that the receiver used to make the recording was in a less than optimal location to pick up a good signal.

[@EchoValley_____]

And now we have a new parallel runway to solve the problems of all the go rounds and cancelled take-offs !!

[@ElaborateTiger]

Earlier today I saw another video with a Wizzair 123 rejected takeoff, now it's Shamrock 123 lol

[@Papa_Kilo]

Ive flown on EI123 many times, such an excellent airline

[@thegrandmuftiofwakanda]

It's an abysmal airline. It's not called Aer Fungus for nothing.

[@tomstech4390]

I think the [unintelligable] from rescue15 was "there really isn't any (visable?) smoke". So EIN123 probably thought there was a birdstrike or other problem where the engine might have been on fire or damaged as a result, hence wanting fire to take a look. 4:23 buzzing the tower (okay not really).

[@jaroslavsevcik3421]

But if you think your engine is damaged or under fire, wouldn't you just shut it down and call tow vehicle? Using damaged engine "just to relief the runway" can cause extra damage meaning extra repair costs.

[@rhoefferle]

What’s with the crappy communications

[@curbyourshi1056]

I can't get enough of listening to these absolute professionals. Air Traffic Controllers should be paid the same as or more than Pilots in my opinion.

[@AndreA-ke2id]

And the rescue crews also.

[@heinzketchup3323]

They often are paid more, at least compared to junior and middle level pilots

[@Pro4TLZZ]

@@heinzketchup3323 I think I have found a new job

[@wotviewer]

gotta feel sorry for Ryanair 6678. Of course they had to make a decision whether to divert, they made the decision and then had a flying time to Belfast that was longer than it took to clear the incident at Dublin. Just another day in the office I guess.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Could you imagine having ornithophobia AND Aerophobia? Lot of Buses trains and boats I imagine.

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🙃 .... don't go there, Gunther....😂😂😂😬

[@unisol17]

Love how everybody is called Shamrock, just with a different number ☘️

[@celticlofts]

Well it's the home base of Aer Lingus so they have a lot of aircraft movements throughout the day.

[@ruthdoyle8965]

Well done in safe ✋️

[@KDill29]

Cant make out shit

[@robertsimpson2167]

It's incredible that for such an important industry the communications are ridiculous.

[@RyanRoberts15]

They only sound like this to the guy making the recording with a small remote receiver. In the air and on the ground inside the actual aircraft the communications are very clear.

[@celticlofts]

@@RyanRoberts15 : Yeah it's only as good as the equipment recording it which oft times is just some handheld little receiver being used by some plane spotter.

[@takumi2023]

dang i wish there was a better audio for this.

[@LandonStevens]

You cannot tell me that an Aer Lingus had issues with ingesting a bird.

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

...if you knew Aer Lingus, like I knew Aer Lingus....nothing would surprise me...not quite a "love - hate" with the Irish abroad...more on the lines of a "love"- total EXASPERATION, relationship... over all quite proud of them...

[@Belzediel]

Do we know why the bird was departing Dublin?

[@mikerotch1135]

It really was a squirrel who drank too much and said I believe I can fly whoops

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

The Ykraines took over their nests! (as they did mine, so don't anybody dare use an "r" word!!!)

[@DK-yh4xt]

I'm Irish and I love chicken so, I get it.

[@sp4zzer]

is it just me or are european ATCs in general much more concise and professional sounding than their US counterparts? It's like listening to military communication, in a good way

[@casparberends2719]

They talk slower and to me better pronunciation.

[@celticlofts]

They can take their time communicating with pilots because it's not an overly busy airport compared to the amount of movements in a major US city. Basically ACT in Ireland have time to talk.

[@paddyohenry6428]

Shamrock couldn't decide whether they wanted to taxi off the runway before inspection or not. Make up your mind, man! They had already shut the engine down too it turns out.

[@andyguy0610]

Can someone say why the Ryanair Radio trafic is clear and easy to understand and the Air lingus traffic sounds awful?

[@AirTrafficVisualised]

It's to do with the location of the antenna that captured the audio. The Ryanair flight was airborne so likely had a clear "line of sight" to the antenna, resulting in a clear signal. The Aer Lingus A330 was on the ground and there were likely obstructions between the aircraft and the antenna, resulting in a static-filled signal.

[@M00NDANCEMIKE]

American Airlines flight getting impatient at the end. They should have been sent to the back of the queue!

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

They get fined for late arrivals in the USA. Guess which airline won the prize for the most late arrivals some years back.... Hint, it wasn't American...😂

[@carolinehoward180]

Whys the audio so bloody awful

[@whoops607]

The guy in the Rescue truck needs to speak more clearly.

[@kanlu5199]

Why there is so much noise?

[@michaelstapelberg7751]

I love aer lingus! such a happy experience.. even if budget!

[@stephenmarchant9314]

Ground has a distinctive South African Accent :)

[@pauledwards5518]

Without a doubt!

[@streammlock09]

Awe my china you are reg lekker lekker gatsby

[@AndreA-ke2id]

*@Stephen Marchant* No. It's a refined Irish accent.

[@alanhanniffy8177]

Complete 100% Irish accent 🇮🇪

[@highlander147]

Agree, the Ground controller sounds like a South African, the Tower controller sounds Irish.

[@dmbindallas]

Wait there’s an airline called aer lingus…bwahahahaha

[@celticlofts]

It's the Irish for air fleet.

[@olivekro2477]

great video! can i ask where do u get the visualization from?

[@AirTrafficVisualised]

I created it using custom software I wrote.

[@Stetsonhatman]

what is all that static in background?

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

You answered your own question

[@Jon.Morimoto]

When Ryanair 6678 diverted to Belfast, which airport did it use? Also, did the same plane fly the passengers to DUB later on, or were they sent down by coach? One of 6678's pilots sounds like Saoirse Ronan.

[@AirTrafficVisualised]

RYR6678 diverted to Belfast International Airport (BFS / EGAA). The aircraft landed in BFS at 12:18Z, and departed for DUB at 13:09Z, arriving at 13:31Z, about 1:40 after the original approach to DUB was discontinued. You can find the flight data for the day here: globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4ca24f&showTrace=2021-09-05

[@MarcPagan]

A few pints of Guinness will clear that engine good, and make it happy :)

[@paddyfc07]

Nothing to see here, move along..

[@cryptogaming9935]

i am amazed at how bad the radio audio quality is, you would think they could have it cleaner with current tech

[@brucelong9833]

hearing the coms, it's a wonder they got the aircraft off the runway.

[@christosius]

Why is there always so much damn noise on the radio? Can't they get it any clearer?

[@ToddHendry]

What type of potatoes do they use in Ireland for radios?

[@seastackmedia-noelkelly5540]

Todd - the potato-oirish jokes are lame as that duck that flew into the right engine. Some new ones please.......

[@ronnieince4568]

ToddHrndry Murphy of course

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

@@ronnieince4568 no such thing

[@ronnieince4568]

@@ajorngjdonaydbr there was a radio and television manufacturer called Murphy -and potatoes in Ireland were often called Murphys.

[@bu989]

@@ronnieince4568 i like to belive it was roosters potatos to keep it bird themed

[@VulcanOnWheels]

I'm surprised the audio is so bad and that the people who need to can understand the radio traffic as well as they can.

[@tomatinko]

This recording is made by other receivers than the towers.

[@cliffnelson1174]

Some birds are really stupid

[@AdventuresWithJerr]

Rejects or aborts?

[@shreddder999]

African or European?

[@derekobrien7598]

À

[@robertofeldmann3765]

A horrible death for an innocent creature.

[@kyle07871323519]

I think the tower controller was a little incompetent for a emergency “Shamrock 123 stopping” “Say again” Then “Shamrock 123 issue with engine we can taxi off runway” “Say again”

[@am-pb4ci]

Incompetent? VHF comms can be spotty and muffled even over short distances. I hear it every day where people have to repeat things due to readability issues.

[@X737_]

Maybe if they said rejecting takeoff rather than stopping?!

[@cathybaldry7822]

I think it is because one is so used to take off's actually happening. Stopping on the run way is an unusual occurrence that I could understand the tower doing a double take

[@martinjuulandersen9694]

Is that recorded with a potato ?