A Qantas A380 aircraft landed safely on the tarmac of Sydney International Airport. This superjumbo jet had terrified the passengers when two of the tyre blow out with a flame while landing. However, the pilots managed to land the A380 without any fatal accident with all the 244 passngers onboard.
Below are the report from http://www.smh.com.au/.
A Qantas A380 superjumbo which suffered two tyre blowouts while landing at Sydney Airport has departed for Singapore after a problem with the brakes was identified.
Flight QF31 left Sydney at 6pm (AEDT) on Thursday with 450 passengers on board after it was assessed by engineers, Qantas spokesman Thomas Woodward said.
The tyre blowout is believed to have been connected to a braking problem.
"We understand there was an issue with the braking system attached to the two tyres," Mr Woodward told AAP.
"This is being assessed as an isolated incident at this stage."
The plane was grounded on Wednesday night after the incident, which sent showers of sparks and flames flying from its undercarriage.
It happened as flight QF32, with 244 people aboard, arrived from Singapore about 8.20pm (AEDT).
There was speculation on aviation internet message boards that brakes on the aircraft locked up, causing the tyres to burst.
The dramatic landing was captured on video by passengers aboard the aircraft, which Seven Network aired on Thursday.
No passengers were at risk at any point, Qantas said.
It was the second mechanical mishap on a Qantas aircraft in consecutive days.
On Tuesday, another Qantas flight was disrupted after a pilot discovered a fault in the third engine.
The near-full QF5 jumbo was forced to turn back to Sydney shortly after taking off 5.10pm (AEDT), dumping fuel into the sea on the way in order to meet landing requirements.
Meanwhile, industrial action threatens to disrupt Qantas flights over the Easter period.
At meetings on Wednesday, members of the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) voted to extend overtime bans through the four-day break beginning on Friday.
The airline said their action would not affect operations.
AAP
Below are the report from http://www.smh.com.au/.
A Qantas A380 superjumbo which suffered two tyre blowouts while landing at Sydney Airport has departed for Singapore after a problem with the brakes was identified.
Flight QF31 left Sydney at 6pm (AEDT) on Thursday with 450 passengers on board after it was assessed by engineers, Qantas spokesman Thomas Woodward said.
The tyre blowout is believed to have been connected to a braking problem.
"We understand there was an issue with the braking system attached to the two tyres," Mr Woodward told AAP.
"This is being assessed as an isolated incident at this stage."
The plane was grounded on Wednesday night after the incident, which sent showers of sparks and flames flying from its undercarriage.
It happened as flight QF32, with 244 people aboard, arrived from Singapore about 8.20pm (AEDT).
There was speculation on aviation internet message boards that brakes on the aircraft locked up, causing the tyres to burst.
The dramatic landing was captured on video by passengers aboard the aircraft, which Seven Network aired on Thursday.
No passengers were at risk at any point, Qantas said.
It was the second mechanical mishap on a Qantas aircraft in consecutive days.
On Tuesday, another Qantas flight was disrupted after a pilot discovered a fault in the third engine.
The near-full QF5 jumbo was forced to turn back to Sydney shortly after taking off 5.10pm (AEDT), dumping fuel into the sea on the way in order to meet landing requirements.
Meanwhile, industrial action threatens to disrupt Qantas flights over the Easter period.
At meetings on Wednesday, members of the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) voted to extend overtime bans through the four-day break beginning on Friday.
The airline said their action would not affect operations.
AAP
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