Qantas flight 17 turns back to Sydney en route to Buenos Aires

lunes, 15 de noviembre de 2010




   * Qantas flight QF17 forced to turn back
   * Pilots wore masks as smoke in cockpit
   * "Everyone was very quiet and calm"

A QANTAS plane en route to Argentina has been forced to return to Sydney after smoke started coming from an instrument panel in the cockpit, in the the latest in a string of incidents for the airline.

QF17, which departed Sydney International Airport at 11.11am (AEDT) today with 199 passengers and 21 crew on board, turned around about one hour into the flight to Buenos Aires.

The Boeing 747 landed safely at Sydney Airport at 1.22pm. Engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the problem with the aircraft's electrical system.


Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/qantas-flight-17-turns-back-to-sydney-en-route-to-buenos-aires/story-e6frfq80-1225953828409#ixzz15MFDstxH

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/qantas-flight-17-turns-back-to-sydney-en-route-to-buenos-aires/story-e6frfq80-1225953828409#ixzz15MF5C9Zr

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