Springboks send another engine failure

A Qantas plane carrying the South African rugby team to Sydney was forced to return to Johannesburg as a pilot shut engine. The overheating after an increase in vibration and temperature. The incident occurred about an hour in flight, a Boeing 747 landed in Johannesburg two hours after takeoff early . "This plane has four engines and can fly safely on three engines," the Qantas spokeswoman said on Saturday there was no problem 'with the security and media reports. Explosion 'Springboks are meant to have landed in Sydney, flight QF64, shortly after 2:00 on Saturday, but they are now staying at a hotel in Johannesburg as Qantas decide whether to put them on a new plane .

. We now have the option to get the aircraft back in the air as soon as possible, "explained a spokesman for the experience of captain John Smit said. Springboks on Twitter social networking sites. " Wow, just had tomake an emergency landing at OR Tambo, "he tweeted. " We lost the engine after takeoff but landed safely today! "The world champion Springboks, who has since played in Australia in their opening game at the United Nations Tri Sydney on July 23, it is impossible to travel to Australia before Saturday, the South African Rugby Union said in a statement.

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