Source::AP news
A Qantas flight travelling from New Zealand to Sydney landed safely after it issued a mayday call following an engine problem over the Pacific Ocean.
Qantas Flight 144 landed at Sydney Airport from Auckland, New Zealand, after a 3.5-hour flight between the neighboring nations’ most populous cities.
The Boeing 737 experienced an issue with one of its two engines about an hour from Sydney. The mayday, which is issued when a flight is in grave and imminent danger and needs immediate assistance, was downgraded to a PAN-PAN -- possible assistance needed — before the flight landed.
“We were told when they left the plane that an engine had failed. The experience of the engine malfunction as a ‘slight shudder’ and ‘bumpy-like turbulence’.” Said Passengers.
“Emergency crews were put on standby as a precaution, including firefighters, ambulances and police.” Sydney Airport said in a statement
According to Neil Hanford, chairman of Strategic Aviation Solutions, a Sydney-based industry consultancy, 737s can fly quickly and land safely on a single engine._APnews
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