Loud noise, clicking… an Airbus A330 makes an emergency landing after a “catastrophic failure” of one of its engines

This Monday, March 25, the passengers of the Airbus A330-200 had the fear of their lives. https://imagebroker.com/9289481

This Monday, March 25, a Qantas Airbus A330-200 was forced to manually shut down an engine. The plane had left from Melbourne in Australia to land in Perth.

This Monday March 25, a Qantas Airbus A330-200 was forced to manually shut down an engine. The plane had left from Melbourne in Australia to land in Perth.

Emergency procedure

Several passengers claimed to have heard a loud noise as well as a banging sound from one side of the plane before being informed by the aircraft. crew that one of the engines had suffered a catastrophic failure, cite L'Independent. 

The pilots followed the emergency procedure to the letter by manually shutting down the engine, requesting an emergency landing and issuing a distress call.

In reality, this type of twin-engine aircraft is also designed to be able to fly with a single engine. The landing was smooth and the plane was even able to reach the boarding gate by his own means.

On board, the passengers were very worried despite the low risk. Especially in a context of recurring incidents on board Boeing 737 type aircraft.