Fresh scare over Qantas flight
BY CLAIRE LOW AND KATELYN JOHN
28/07/2008 11:24:00 PM
Qantas authorities were investigating last night another in-flight emergency which saw one of its aircraft forced out of the sky.
Passengers on board a Melbourne-bound Qantas flight from Adelaide told the ABC the aircraft had to return to Adelaide Airport because of a mechanical problem.
Passenger Rocco Russo said he heard a rattling noise about 10 minutes after take-off.
The pilot told passengers there was a problem with a door closing above the plane's wheel.
A Qantas spokeswoman said last night that flight number 692 from Adelaide to Melbourne performed a routine air turnback shortly after take-off because of an indication of one of the landing gear doors failing to retract.
The plane landed without incident and all passengers were accommodated on other flights.
"There was no risk to safety at any time," she said.