Tuesday, July 29, 2008
28 Jul 2008- Another mid-air emergency has forced a Qantas jet to make an unscheduled landing, this time at Adelaide airport after a door opened during a flight to Melbourne. The Boeing 767-338 flying from Adelaide to Melbourne was forced to turn around 20 minutes after it took off at 5.40pm and make an emergency landing at 6.15pm. The incident comes just three days after a Qantas Boeing 747 made an emergency landing in Manila after a gaping hole exploded in its fuselage. Most of the passengers were transferred to later Qantas flights but some refused, choosing to fly with Virgin Blue – or even take other means of transport.
A list of safety issues aboard Qantas flights since March 1, 2006.
2006 March 8: Flight QF5, with 408 people on board travelling from Singapore to Frankfurt, is damaged by a blown tyre shortly after take-off.
Oct 11: Qantas flight from Darwin to Brisbane flies with a burning cloth in the engine.
2007 Feb 3: A Los Angeles-bound Qantas airliner with flames jetting out of one engine is forced to return to Sydney airport after dumping fuel.
March 21: Qantas internal safety review leaked, questions whether overseas maintenance meets company standards.
May 3: QF26 en route to Auckland turned back to Los Angeles after a mid-air engine problem.
July 8: Engine panel falls from QF415 upon landing at Melbourne.
July 11: Tyre bursts on plane landing at Sydney domestic airport.
July 18: The Australian newspaper reports staples were used to hold wiring in place on a 747-400.
2008 Jan 7: Boeing 747 carrying more than 300 people loses power while approaching Bangkok.
Feb 20: Landing gear fails on flight from Gladstone to Rockhampton.
March 25: QF12 carrying 232 passengers aborts a takeoff at Los Angeles.
July 25: QF30 carrying forced to make an emergency landing at Manila airport after a mid-air explosion tore a car-sized hole in the fuselage. A oxygen cylinder is the suspected source.
posted at 5:10 PM
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
28 Jul 2008- Another mid-air emergency has forced a Qantas jet to make an unscheduled landing, this time at Adelaide airport after a door opened during a flight to Melbourne. The Boeing 767-338 flying from Adelaide to Melbourne was forced to turn around 20 minutes after it took off at 5.40pm and make an emergency landing at 6.15pm. The incident comes just three days after a Qantas Boeing 747 made an emergency landing in Manila after a gaping hole exploded in its fuselage. Most of the passengers were transferred to later Qantas flights but some refused, choosing to fly with Virgin Blue – or even take other means of transport.
A list of safety issues aboard Qantas flights since March 1, 2006.
2006 March 8: Flight QF5, with 408 people on board travelling from Singapore to Frankfurt, is damaged by a blown tyre shortly after take-off.
Oct 11: Qantas flight from Darwin to Brisbane flies with a burning cloth in the engine.
2007 Feb 3: A Los Angeles-bound Qantas airliner with flames jetting out of one engine is forced to return to Sydney airport after dumping fuel.
March 21: Qantas internal safety review leaked, questions whether overseas maintenance meets company standards.
May 3: QF26 en route to Auckland turned back to Los Angeles after a mid-air engine problem.
July 8: Engine panel falls from QF415 upon landing at Melbourne.
July 11: Tyre bursts on plane landing at Sydney domestic airport.
July 18: The Australian newspaper reports staples were used to hold wiring in place on a 747-400.
2008 Jan 7: Boeing 747 carrying more than 300 people loses power while approaching Bangkok.
Feb 20: Landing gear fails on flight from Gladstone to Rockhampton.
March 25: QF12 carrying 232 passengers aborts a takeoff at Los Angeles.
July 25: QF30 carrying forced to make an emergency landing at Manila airport after a mid-air explosion tore a car-sized hole in the fuselage. A oxygen cylinder is the suspected source.
posted at 5:10 PM
