Qantas has grounded its entire fleet of A380 Airbuses after an aircraft carrying more than 400 people was forced to make an emergency landing when part of one of its engines disintegrated over Indonesia.
The flight, which originated in London and was destined for Sydney, was abandoned 15 minutes after take-off from Singapore when passengers heard a loud bang and saw smoke and sparks coming out of one engine.
The pilot then informed the cabin that the engine had been shut down and the aircraft was heading back to Changi Airport.
The A380, carrying 433 passengers and 26 crew, circled for an hour dumping fuel before it landed safely at Changi at 11.45am local time.
Once on the tarmac, it appeared that casing from the aircraft’s number two engine was missing and parts of the aircraft’s underside were blackened.
The incident prompted Qantas to ground its all six of its A380s, the airline’s flagship model, which are also flown by Air France, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa.
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