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Engine Two afire on Cathay Pacific Airbus


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Contact photographer Bui Tuan Khiem

What: Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore (Singapore) to Jakarta
Where: Singapore
When: May 16th 2011
Who: 136 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the right engine developed problems. Twenty minutes into the flight, the plane started to shake, and the plane was “plunged into darkness.” There was a stall in the #2 engine, which banged twice and filled the cabin with the scent of burning. Passengers prayed aloud.

Captain Bradley Chic shut down the affected engine.The crew reported the emergency and returned to Changi Airport to make a safe landing with emergency vehicles on standby.

Passengers disembarked normally, after which they joined hands in the airport and shared a prayer.
Six fire vehicles put out a fire in the right engine.

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