The Qantas A380 superjumbo has made an emergency landing in Singapore after one of its engines apparently exploded in midair. Both Airbus and Rolls-Royce, which manufactured the plane's four engines have launched investigations.
What happened?
It is too early to tell. But what seems clear is that there was a catastrophic failure on the engine side of the fuselage on the left wing shortly after the plane took off from Singapore bound for Sydney. Passengers said they heard loud explosions and seeing flames. The debris appeared to be the engine that landed on the Indonesian island of Batam, near Singapore. The aircraft returned to Singapore and landed safely.
What was the damage to the plane?
Aviation experts believe that as the engine to lose its protective cover, the turbine blade sections off. A photograph taken by a passenger from inside the plane shows a small hole in the left wing, possibly caused by debris. When the plane landed, the engine side, on the edge of the wing, apparently could not be turned off and was doused by firefighters, indicating possible damage to the aircraft's controls.
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