MONDAY, May 16, 2011
SINGAPORE NEWS / INDONESIA NEWS - Cathay Pacific plane landed safely after an engine of it caught fire on Monday. The Jakarta bound plane from Singapore was forced to turn around roughly twenty minutes after its takeoff.
Passengers said they experienced the plane shaking violently after "two sharp bangs" and the lights inside went off. Burning smell could be sensed following the blaze of the engine.
A Reuters photographer, aboard with family, said people started praying audibly after fire was discovered by them through the window.
He told, "Behind us, passengers were praying: 'God, save our flight! Give us your protection!"
The pilot thanked the passengers after landing for them being cool and calm.
The airline said in a statement, " can appreciate the concern and anxiety felt by the passengers during the incident, but our captain and his crew were in control of the situation at all times. They reacted exactly as they are trained to do, shut down the affected engine and returned the aircraft safely to Singapore."
Powered by Trent 700 engines of Rolls-Royce, the engine also had problems in the past. Last year in November a Qantas flight was close to explosion. Its engine blew apart.
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