Flight QF144 from Auckland landed safely at Sydney Airport just before 3.30pm AEDT on Wednesday after a reported engine failure sparked a mayday call.
The crew onboard a Qantas flight that landed safely after issuing a mayday alert are being praised for the way they handled a"rare" but critical situation.
Stream the news you want, when you want with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2023 “If it was an engine failure, they would have contained the engine, carried out the check-list then selected a more appropriate altitude to fly and then they would then notify air traffic control."
“If you watch the right-hand engine, you can see the back part of the engine cowling move backwards so that tells me the right-hand engine was working when they landed," he said. He said without knowing the full details of the incident it was difficult to determine whether the response were appropriate.
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