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Malaysia Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Melbourne after 'engine fire' Malaysia Airlines flight made emergency landing at Melbourne airport after reported engine fire
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A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport on Friday after a reported engine fire, an official said. A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet has made an emergency landing at Melbourne airport after a reported engine fire.
Flight 148 from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur landed without incident or injury, airport spokeswoman Anna Gillett said. Flight 148, which had been travelling between Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur landed without incident or injury, an airport spokeswoman said.
Gillett could not confirm media reports that the Airbus A330 returned to Melbourne because of an engine fire. An app tracking the path of Malaysia Airlines flight MA148 shows it returning to Melbourne Airport (credit: Twitter) Anna Gillett, the airport’s spokeswoman, said: “The pilot called an emergency landing and as standard procedure when a pilot calls any sort of emergency landing, emergency personnel are currently on site.”
“The pilot called an emergency landing and as standard procedure when a pilot calls any sort of emergency landing, emergency personnel are currently on site," Gillett said shortly after the landing. [MH148] Preliminary inspection on the aircraft reveals no physical evidence of fire externally. Safety is our utmost priority.
She confirmed that the jet had dumped fuel, saying that was standard procedure before an emergency landing. Ms Gillett confirmed that the jet had dumped fuel and said that this was standard procedure before an emergency landing.
The troubled state-owned airline lost two airliners in disasters last year. Malaysia airlines lost two aeroplanes in separate disasters last year.
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