China Eastern plane forced into emergency landing after gaping hole found in engine casing just after take-off
7 years, 9 months ago

China Eastern plane forced into emergency landing after gaping hole found in engine casing just after take-off

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A China-bound plane made an emergency landing back at Sydney after a gaping hole was ripped in an engine casing just after take-off. An airline statement said the crew had “observed the abnormal situation of the left engine and decided to return to Sydney airport immediately”. In 2010, a Qantas Airbus A380 flying from London to Sydney suffered an uncontained engine failure on one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines shortly after take-off from Singapore.

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Qantas flight makes emergency landing after engine failure
4 months, 1 week ago

Qantas flight makes emergency landing after engine failure

CNN  

Sydney Reuters — A Qantas Airways plane bound for Brisbane suffered an engine failure after takeoff on Friday and circled for a short period of time before returning safely to Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said. “It was apparent something had happened with one of the engines, then the plane seemed to labor to get off the ground or get …

China Eastern Airlines plane forced back to Sydney after massive hole blown in engine
7 years, 9 months ago

China Eastern Airlines plane forced back to Sydney after massive hole blown in engine

ABC  

A China Eastern Airlines plane has been forced to abort a flight to Shanghai and turn back to Sydney when a massive hole was ripped in part of its left engine. The general manager of China Eastern Airlines Oceania region, Kathy Zhang, said the plane "encountered an engine problem after take-off". "The crew observed the abnormal situation of the left …

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