A Qantas airline jumbo jet has been
forced to return to Singapore because of an engine problem.
The Boeing 747-400 turned back
shortly after take-off from Changi Airport, airline officials said.
It comes a day after a Qantas
Airbus A380 was forced to make an emergency landing at the same airport after
one of its engines exploded.
Qantas grounded its six-strong
fleet of A380s and an investigation is under way into what caused the blowout.
The latest incident affected
Sydney-bound flight QF6, which was carrying more than 400 passengers.
“Shortly after take-off the
captain experienced an issue with one of its engines,” a Qantas
spokeswoman said.
The plane managed to land safely,
she said.
Earlier, Qantas said the engine
failure on its flagship A380 may have been caused by a design fault or
“material failure”.
CEO Alan Joyce said it was “an
engine issue” and not one of maintenance on the two-year-old plane.
Rolls-Royce, the British firm which
makes the Trent 900 engine involved, said it was checking all the A380s in
service.
The engine blew up over western
Indonesia, sending debris falling on to the island of Batam and leaving a trail
of smoke.
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