Qantas jet forced to make emergency landing

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Saturday, October 14 8:33 AM SGT

Qantas jet forced to make emergency landing MELBOURNE, Oct 14 (AFP) - A Qantas passenger jet with 96 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart Saturday.

A Qantas spokeswoman said the Boeing 737 was en route to Melbourne from Hobart when the jet's captain ordered one of the airplane's two engines be shutdown as a safety precaution.

"There was a warning light indicating a malfunction in the engine and as a precaution the engine was shut down and the aircraft returned to Hobart," she said.

"He (the pilot) declared an emergency landing so all appliances and facilities could be on standby, but they were not needed."

An investigation has been launched into the incident.

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-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), October 15, 2000

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Qantas plane still grounded after failed take-off

A Qantas plane remains grounded in Hobart after one of its engines failed after take-off early this morning.

Passengers say they heard a bang and saw flames coming from one of the engines about a minute into the flight.

Shortly after flight QF-612, bound for Melbourne, took off, passengers heard a bang and felt the plane slow down.

Steve Glover was on the ground waving his son off.

"Then I watched and we saw this great shot of flames come out of the port engine and I said there's something drastically wrong here."

"Then it turned to come back round and we were pretty worried about it because our son was on it."

The captain reportedly told the passengers an engine had failed and would be shut down.

Qantas says the plane circled for 10 minutes and then returned to land.

Fire, ambulance and police services were called to the scene as a necessary precaution but were not needed.

The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newslink/nat/newsnat-14oct2000-40.htm

-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), October 15, 2000.


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