31. Plane Loses Part of an Engine Mid-Flight
November 4, 2010, 03:00:00PM. By Heidi Turner
Singapore: Passengers onboard a flight from Singapore to Sydney, Australia, must have feared they were bound for a plane crash after part of one of the plane's engines detached from the plane mid-flight. Although there was the potential for a tragic airplane crash, no one was injured in the event.
Passengers on the Qantas plane that made an emergency landing in Singapore said they heard two loud bangs approximately 15 minutes after the plane took off. According to CNN (11/04/10), the covering on the engine fell off the plane, which was carrying 440 passengers and 26 crewmembers, and the engine shut down. There were three other engines on the plane.
Shortly after the covering detached, the pilot made an announcement that there was a technical issue with the number 2 engine and they would be turning back to Singapore. The plane landed safely with no injuries reported on the plane; however, injuries were reported on the Indonesian island of Batam, where the debris landed. A teacher and a student were reportedly injured by the falling debris.