Qantas A380 Emergency Landing: New Details on the Engine Failure
Flying shrapnel, fuel leaks, and an exploded engine nearly crashed the Qantas Airbus 380 in Singapore recently. Aviation expert Clive Irving reveals new details on what the pilots overcame.
A Qantas Airbus A380 plane is seen after an emergency landing at the Changi International Airport in Singapore on Nov. 4, 2010. (Photo: Roslan Rahman, AFP / Getty Images)
The pilots of the Qantas Airbus A380 crippled by an engine explosion 10 days ago wrestled with a nightmare series of failures of the aircraft’s systems as they aborted their flight and headed back to Singapore.
