By Asha Popatlal, Channel NewsAsia Posted: 24 January 2007 1341 hrs
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines flight SQ811 from Beijing to Singapore turned back one hour and 40 minutes after take-off on Wednesday morning, when an alarm indicating fire in the right engine went off.
Responding to the alert, the flight crew of the Boeing 777-200 declared an emergency and returned to Beijing, landing safely at the airport at 10:40am local time.
The plane was carrying 227 passengers and 16 crew at the time.
Subsequent ground investigations, however, showed there was no fire or any elevated temperatures.
The airline, in a statement, said the false alarm might have been triggered off by some airflow disturbance to the heat insulation blanket.
Investigations are ongoing and the aircraft will remain on the ground in Beijing until they're completed.
Arrangements have been made to help affected passengers continue their journey and to provide accommodation to those who cannot be transferred by Wednesday. - CNA /so/dt
This is the English version of my previous post from CNA.
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