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| Fault forces Qantas plane to land | Fault forces Qantas plane to land |
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| A Qantas passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, due to a mechanical fault. | A Qantas passenger plane has been forced to make an emergency landing in Adelaide, Australia, due to a mechanical fault. |
| Local news reports say the pilot told passengers there was a problem with one of the landing gear doors. | Local news reports say the pilot told passengers there was a problem with one of the landing gear doors. |
| A Qantas spokeswoman said there was no risk to passengers' safety at any time. | A Qantas spokeswoman said there was no risk to passengers' safety at any time. |
| The incident comes three days after a Qantas plane made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage. | The incident comes three days after a Qantas plane made an emergency landing in the Philippines after a large hole appeared in its fuselage. |
| A Qantas spokeswoman told The Canberra Times website that a Melbourne-bound Boeing 737-800 returned to Adelaide shortly after take-off on Monday night because it was believed one of the landing gear doors had failed to retract. | A Qantas spokeswoman told The Canberra Times website that a Melbourne-bound Boeing 737-800 returned to Adelaide shortly after take-off on Monday night because it was believed one of the landing gear doors had failed to retract. |
| Australia's Civil Aviation Agency said the doors covering the wheel bay did not close properly after take-off, a malfunction which would have affected the plane's aerodynamics but did not risk passengers' safety or cause decompression. | Australia's Civil Aviation Agency said the doors covering the wheel bay did not close properly after take-off, a malfunction which would have affected the plane's aerodynamics but did not risk passengers' safety or cause decompression. |
| Mid-flight blast | Mid-flight blast |
| Meanwhile Australian safety officials have found fragments of a missing oxygen tank from a Qantas plane which was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday. | Meanwhile Australian safety officials have found fragments of a missing oxygen tank from a Qantas plane which was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday. |
| The discovery appears to strengthen a theory that a large hole in the fuselage was caused by a mid-flight explosion of an oxygen tank. | The discovery appears to strengthen a theory that a large hole in the fuselage was caused by a mid-flight explosion of an oxygen tank. |
| Passengers reported a loud bang and feeling a rush of wind and debris through the cabin. | Passengers reported a loud bang and feeling a rush of wind and debris through the cabin. |
| The plane was forced to make an emergency descent from 29,000ft to 10,000ft. | The plane was forced to make an emergency descent from 29,000ft to 10,000ft. |
| None of the 365 passengers and crew was injured. |