Sydney: A China Eastern Airlines flight made an emergency landing at the Sydney airport after developing a technical snag, reports said.
The plane, which departed from the Sydney airport, was heading to Shanghai.
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However, the pilots sensed the snag and decided to return back an hour after take-off.
As per images circulating on Twitter, it showed a large hole in one of the engine casing.
Posting a picture, @flightorg tweeted, “Tonight’s China Eastern A330 Sydney (SYD) to Shanghai (PVG). Flight MU736. Soon after TKOF RW 34L. A330-200 with 2 x RR Trent 772B-60.”
Several passengers were quoted in Australian dailies as stating that they smelt something burning shortly after take-ff.
“All of a sudden we heard this noise… it kind of smelt like burning,” a passenger told Australia’s Seven News Network.
image: twitter.com/flightorg
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