@10newsfirst: A Qantas plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after an engine failure that appears to have sparked a grass fire at Sydney Airport. Passengers on board flight QF520 bound for Brisbane described the moment they heard a loud bang when taking off this afternoon. Qantas said in a statement, “while customers would have heard a loud bang, there was not an explosion”. “Qantas engineers have conducted a preliminary inspection of the engine and confirmed it was a contained engine failure”. The departure of the plane also coincided with a grassfire along the eastern side of the airport’s parallel runway, which has since been brought under control. It remains unclear if the two incidents are linked, and investigations are continuing. #10newsfirst #qantas #sydney #sydneyairport #plane #aircraft

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Friday 08 November 2024 05:09:48 GMT