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Terrifying Scoot TZ001 plane engine catches fire spark in the mid air from Sydney to Singapore
Passengers were reported to have first heard a loud sound on board Flight TZ001.
This was followed by sparks emerging from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner engine on the plane’s right wing.
Fire services were requested by the flight crew to be on stand-by upon landing.
Scoot has since said the incident is under investigation and that the aircraft landed on schedule, even as the right engine was shut down. It has also been confirmed that there was no engine fire.
Flight TZ001, which was en-route from Sydney to Singapore, was about 40 minutes from its destination when passengers heard a loud sound before noticing sparks emanating from the engine on the plane's right wing.
A passenger's friend described the incident in a post on microblog website Weibo the same day. The post, which was accompanied by a 31-second video of the incident, also said no one was injured.
A Scoot spokesman said: "The cause of the incident is under investigation.
"Safety is of utmost importance to Scoot and we will spare no effort to ensure the well-being of our guests."
Shin Min Daily News reports that passengers on flight TZ001 first heard a loud sound from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner before they noticed sparks from the engine on the plane's right wing.
Its flight crew then contacted the Singapore Air Traffic Control Centre and requested fire services to be on stand-by upon landing.
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