AirAsia jet returns to Australia
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AN AirAsia flight to Malaysia was forced back to Australia yesterday due to a technical problem, with one passenger saying the plane was “shaking like a washing machine.”
The Airbus A330 from Perth to Kuala Lumpur experienced problems about 90 minutes into the journey.
It landed safely, with Perth Airport reporting a “technical issue.”
“The pilot identified technical issues, turned around and returned,” an airport spokesman said, adding that emergency crews were put on standby but not needed.
The Malaysian low-cost carrier said only that “flight crew are taking precautionary measures to check the aircraft.”
It was the second scare involving an Airbus A330 in Australia this month, with a China Eastern plane making an emergency landing in Sydney after a huge hole appeared in one of its engine casings.
Terrified passengers on that flight described a very loud noise soon after it left Sydney for Shanghai. No one was hurt.
The West Australian newspaper cited passengers on yesterday’s flight as saying they heard a bang and then the plane started shuddering.
“You could tell by the cabin crew’s reaction that it was really bad,” said Sophie Nicolas.
Passenger Brenton Atkinson told the Australian Broadcasting Corp the whole plane started shaking, far more than standard turbulence.
“It was essentially the engine seized up I think, that’s what they told us anyway,” he said.
“It was literally like you were sitting on top of a washing machine.”
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