Qantas 747 turned back after engine shutdown

[Mike W]

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...-shutdown.html

By Ghim-Lay Yeo

A Qantas Airways Boeing 747 bound for Melbourne had to turn back to Singapore on 17 December after one of its engines shut down.

The aircraft's fourth engine shut down shortly after take-off due to a "mechanical fault", says a Qantas spokeswoman. There were 354 passengers on board.

Australian media reports quoted passengers as saying there were "flames" coming from the engine, but the spokeswoman says there was no fire.

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[Andrew M]

This is my favourite "quote" so far

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/trav...1218-l19l.html

"Dylan Brady, 38, was returning to Melbourne after visiting Singapore on business when the plane "convulsed and lost power". My business partner and I] both thought something had fallen off the bottom, or the landing gear had come undone," he said.

[Matt N.]

Followed closely by my next fave quote:

"When he shut the engine off, obviously everything was OK, the plane slowed down a little bit and then he sort of pulled gently and slowly to the left to get out of the flight path because the plane behind us was only a minute and half behind and still going full speed," he said.

[Jason H]

rego was VH-OJQ