In the official report issued by the ATSB it says.
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Following take-off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the crew of the B747-438 aircraft noticed a severe airframe jolt while conducting a climbing left turn. The cockpit instruments indicated that the number-1 engine exhaust gas temperature was rising through 900 degrees C. Passengers also reported flames emanating from the number-1 engine tailpipe.
The crew shut down the number-1 engine and returned the aircraft to LAX for a one- engine inoperative landing.
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Now the report of that in today's Courier Mail needed to be more exciting.
They listed all the famous people that were aboard the flight, and stated that "The Qantas B747-400 jumbo jet with 191 passengers aboard bound for New York, returned on one engine to Los Angeles International Airport"
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
