QLD: Plane makes emergency landing in Cairns

AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-1998
QLD: Plane makes emergency landing in Cairns

BRISBANE, Dec 27 AAP - A Qantas plane with 130 people aboard was forced to make an
emergency landing in Cairns early this afternoon.

A spokeswoman for Air Services Australia, which runs air traffic control operations, said
the Boeing 767 was on a flight from Brisbane to Port Moresby when the pilot reported a code
three emergency and was diverted to Cairns.

Airport emergency personnel were called in but the plane landed without incident shortly
after 1200 (AEST).

Ron Lett of Cairns Airport Fire Service told Channel 10 that the pilot had reported the
aircraft's brakes had failed and that he was concerned for the safety of the aircraft.

"He had 130 people on board and he had what was considered to be a volatile and dangerous
cargo," Mr Lett said.

The plane's hydraulic system was repaired and the aircraft continued its flight to Papua
New Guinea.

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