Qantas plane turns back after landing gear problem

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A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney has been forced to turn around and return to Melbourne airport after the pilot was alerted to a possible landing gear malfunction.

The Boeing 767 with 244 passengers on board had only just taken off at 1.29pm when the landing gear fault light came on in the cockpit.

The pilot immediately turned the plane around and returned to Tullamarine airport, landing safely at 2.15pm.

A Qantas spokesman said passengers were not in danger, and that Qantas engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the alert.
A replacement aircraft has been organised for the passengers, but their arrival time will be delayed by two hours.

It is the second landing gear issue on a Qantas jet in the last three months.

On July 29 a Qantas 767 was forced to make an emergency landing after a landing gear door malfunctioned.


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