Fault forces (another) Qantas plane to land

[MaineDem]

Source: BBC

A Qantas passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, due to a mechanical fault.

Local news reports say the pilot told passengers there was a problem with one of the landing gear doors.

A Qantas spokeswoman said there was no risk to passengers' safety at any time.

The incident comes three days after a Qantas plane made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage.

A Qantas spokeswoman told The Canberra Times website that a Melbourne-bound Boeing 737-800 returned to Adelaide shortly after take-off on Monday night because it was believed one of the landing gear doors had failed to retract.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7529451.stm

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Yikes!

[Doctor Cynic]

1. At least Qantas has never crashed. Rain Man says so.

[TommyO]

2. That's not quite right.

Qantas has had a number of crashes, what they tout are no fatalities on their jet aircraft. Their wikipedia entry shows 66 fatalities through 1951. They have also had two jet incidents prior to the latest blowout, but with no fatalities.

[TheMadMonk]

3. Also that they have never lost a plane. nt