A Qantas Airways flight traveling from Auckland, New Zealand, to Sydney, Australia, landed safely on a single engine today after issuing a warning while flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Qantas Flight 144, with 145 passengers on board, landed at Sydney Airport after a three and a half hour flight between the most populous cities in neighboring nations.
The Boeing 737-838 “experienced a problem” with one of its two engines about an hour from Sydney, Qantas said in a statement.
Qantas said the pilot cut the engine, but did not specify the problem.
“Although in-flight engine stalls are rare and would naturally be a concern for passengers, our pilots are trained to handle them safely and the aircraft are designed to fly for extended periods on a single engine,” he added.
Sydney Airport said emergency teams had been placed on standby as a precaution, including firefighters, ambulances and police.
Source: TSF
