An engine fire alert went off on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH148 en route to Kuala Lumpur forcing the Airbus A330 with 300 passengers on board to return to Melbourne airport minutes after takeoff.
MH148 MEL-KUL returning to Melbourne: pic.twitter.com/0LPOpQetlH
— Rohan Stroud ✈ (@rastroud99) 12 июня 2015
#MH148 landed safely after fire in starboard engine, per Melbourne FD. Fire out, all safe. http://t.co/feQR7elKQp pic.twitter.com/kn0UUOxXPM
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) 12 июня 2015
The plane underwent a preliminary inspection after safely landing in the Australian city. The probe revealed no signs of external fire, the company said in a statement.
[MH148] Preliminary inspection on the aircraft reveals no physical evidence of fire externally. Safety is our utmost priority.
— Malaysia Airlines (@MAS) 12 июня 2015
Last year, the airline company suffered two tragedies: flight MH370 disappeared in March and has not been located since then, while four months later flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all passengers on board.
#MalaysiaAirlines flight MH148 makes emergency landing in Melbourne, Australia. Fire in one engine. Hard times continue for this company.
— Renata Zanchi (@RenataZanchi) 12 июня 2015
