Passengers received a scare when a
Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 dropped 13,000ft after both of its
engines failed in mid-air on a recent flight.
As the plane made an unexpected
descent the pilots followed ‘operational procedures’ and managed to
restore power to both Rolls-Royce Trent 772 engines, Singapore Airlines
said in a statement.
Flight SQ836 was carrying 182
passengers and 12 crew members, when the jet engines lost power 3.5
hours into Saturday’s 5 hour flight.
The pilot said:
'Both engines experienced a temporary loss of power, although one engine returned to normal operations almost immediately.
'The pilots followed operational procedures to restore normal operation of the second engine by putting the aircraft into a controlled descent, before climbing again.
'The flight continued normally to Shanghai and touched down uneventfully at 10:56pm local time. Singapore Airlines said no ‘anomalies’ were detected in either of the engines when they were 'thoroughly inspected and tested' upon arrival in Shanghai, and that it is investigating the incident with Rolls-Royce and Airbus.
Data from FlightRadar24.com and a
report in the Aviation Herald revealed the plane was cruising at
39,000ft over the South China Sea, about 162 miles from Hong Kong, when
it ran into trouble.
The plane dropped to 26,000ft before
power was restored, and climbed back to 31,200ft before it made its
normal descent and landed safely in Shanghai about one hour and 40
minutes later, the report said.
The plane later took off to return to Singapore after a two-hour delay, the Aviation Herald reported.
The Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore said it has been informed and is taking the lead on the investigation.
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