Virgin Blue Boeing 737 makes emergency landing

Friday, 14 Aug, 2007 0

A Virgin Blue Boeing 737 carrying 120 passengers and six crew has made an emergency landing in central Queensland.

Virgin Blue spokeswoman Amanda Bolger said a pilot noticed a light in the cockpit, indicating there was a fluid leak in one of the engines during the flight from Brisbane to Hamilton Island around 2pm.

“In keeping with standard procedure, the aircraft diverted to Rockhampton and landed without incident,” Ms Bolger said.

The passengers disembarked while engineers checked the faulty engine and a replacement aircraft brought in from Brisbane to take the passengers to their destination, she said.

A spokesman for the Air Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which examines aircraft incidents and accidents, said today’s diversion did not warrant further investigation.

Report by The Mole



 

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