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In one incident, an oxygen cylinder blew a hole in a Qantas jumbo jet on a flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne in July, but investigators are still unable to explain it. Flight QF30 was forced to land in Manila and pictures showed a gaping hole in front...
Air safety investigators said the "sudden and complete release" of a pressurized oxygen bottle caused the explosion that blew a hole in the fuselage of a Qantas jet last month, forcing an emergency landing in the Philippine capital. Julian Walsh, acting...
Tags: Qantas, emergency landing, air safety, safety investigation, qantas jet, oxygen cylinder, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Julian Walsh, oxygen bottle, interim reports
Fragments of an oxygen cylinder blasted into a Qantas jet's passenger cabin mid-flight with enough force to shear off a door lever when an explosion punctured the jet's body, investigators said Wednesday. The Boeing 747-400, with a huge hole in its fuselage,...
Tags: Qantas Boeing, emergency landing, Manila, Philippines, Melbourne, oxygen cylinder, qantas jetliner, exploding oxygen, packed qantas, London
Ctg Two persons were killed and four others injured yesterday in an oxygen cylinder explosion at Kadam Rasul in Chittagong. The deceased were identified as Sumon, 30, son of Abdul Motaleb of Sitakunda upazila and Mamun, 22, of Anwara upazila. Sources...
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A Qantas jumbo jet forced to make an emergency landing in Manila with a "van-sized" hole in the fuselage had serious corrosion, it was claimed yesterday. Entries on an online aviation forum going back to February revealed that rust had been found during...
Tags: Qantas Boeing, Qantas Airways, oxygen masks, oxygen bottles, Australian Transport Safety Bureau, emergency landing, Peter Gibson, oxygen cylinder, jumbo jet