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Engine problem forces Qantas jumbo back to Australia (QF5 to SIN)
Posted: 30 March 2010
SYDNEY - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 414 passengers from Sydney to Singapore was forced back to Australia shortly after takeoff on Tuesday due to an engine problem, the airline said.
Flight QF5, a four-engine Boeing 747, landed back in Sydney at 6:15pm (0715 GMT) without incident.
"It experienced an engine surge in engine number three shortly after takeoff," a Qantas spokeswoman told AFP.
"In line with operating procedures the flight crew shut down the engine. At this stage the aircraft has returned to Sydney Airport."
Qantas said the plane, which had been scheduled to fly on to Frankfurt from Singapore, dumped fuel at sea before returning to Sydney. It would now be assessed by engineers with an engine change likely.
In February a Qantas Airbus A330 bound for Shanghai was forced to turn back to Sydney after its landing gear failed to retract after take-off.
- AFP/ir
Source: Channel News Asia
Posted: 30 March 2010
SYDNEY - A Qantas jumbo jet carrying 414 passengers from Sydney to Singapore was forced back to Australia shortly after takeoff on Tuesday due to an engine problem, the airline said.
Flight QF5, a four-engine Boeing 747, landed back in Sydney at 6:15pm (0715 GMT) without incident.
"It experienced an engine surge in engine number three shortly after takeoff," a Qantas spokeswoman told AFP.
"In line with operating procedures the flight crew shut down the engine. At this stage the aircraft has returned to Sydney Airport."
Qantas said the plane, which had been scheduled to fly on to Frankfurt from Singapore, dumped fuel at sea before returning to Sydney. It would now be assessed by engineers with an engine change likely.
In February a Qantas Airbus A330 bound for Shanghai was forced to turn back to Sydney after its landing gear failed to retract after take-off.
- AFP/ir
Source: Channel News Asia
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