Qantas plane circles airport after flap scare

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The Qantas plane landed without incident after an indicator in the cockpit showed a defect with one of the aircraft's flaps.
A Qantas flight from Sydney to Canberra was forced to abort a landing this afternoon.

Qantas says an indicator in the cockpit showed a defect with one of the plane's flaps as it was preparing to land.

The plane circled Canberra Airport so the pilot could conduct checks and landed without incident about half-an-hour late.

Qantas has been forced to defend its maintenance procedures after a series of mechanical problems over the past fortnight.

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