December 2, 2004 - 12:23PM
A Virgin Blue plane made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport today after a tyre burst on take off from Brisbane.
Airport officials today said none of the 142 passengers on flight DJ204
were endangered as a result of the incident.
The plane landed in Sydney "without incident" about 7.45am (AEDT), a Sydney Airports Corporation spokeswoman said.
Passengers were bussed from the runway to the airport terminal.
Mechanics were still inspecting the aircraft late this morning to find the cause.
Virgin Blue spokeswoman Amanda Bolger said tyre burst on take off, something that happened from time to time.
"They landed in Sydney ... and then got the aircraft towed (from where it stopped) so it could have engineering inspection," she said.
Ms Bolger said aircraft were designed to cope with landing with one flat tyre.
"It's a standard procedure for pilots. They go through their checklist, land and then hand it over to engineers for an inspection," she said.
"One tyre blown is not a major issue."
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