Singapore fire - Curt Lewis

Singapore Airlines plane catches fire in emergency landing A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said. No one was injured aboard the Boeing 777-300ER, but one passenger described those moments as a "so-close to death" experience. SIA said in a statement Flight SQ368 was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning message forced it to turn back to the city-state. "The aircraft's right engine caught fire after the aircraft touched down at Changi Airport at around 6:50am," it said. "The fire was put out by airport emergency services and there were no injuries to the 222 passengers and 19 crew on board. "Passengers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the terminal building by bus." The airline said passengers would be transferred to another aircraft to depart for Milan later in the day and that it would "be cooperating fully with the authorities in their investigations". One passenger posted a harrowing account and a video of the engine fire on Facebook. The 49-second video clip, apparently shot from a window seat, showed tongues of flame and smoke engulfing the right engine before they were put out. "I just escaped death!!!!" Facebook user Lee Bee Yee said in a post that accompanied the video clip. "Our Singapore Airline plane was leaking oil 3 hours flying off and the plane had to turned back. After reaching Changi Airport, as the plane was landing, the engine burst into flames!!!! Huge fire was burning!" Lee wrote. An SIA spokesman however told AFP that the plane was one hour and 45 minutes into the flight when it turned back. "It was a heart wrenching 5 mins! Waiting for the fire engine and fire fighters to put out the fire! They shot foam and water into the fire and eventually it was put out! We were so close to death!!" Lee added. "I thank God I am alive! I going home to hug my kids." https://www.yahoo.com/news/singapore-airlines-plane-catches-fire-emergency-landing-013129599.html Back to Top

Fire damage apparent on SIA 777 wing The right wing of the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft that caught fire after landing on the morning of 27 June appears to have suffered substantial burn damage to its trailing-edge surfaces. Images of the aircraft (9V-SWB) show its right side aileron, flaperon, and flaps blackened by fire. The bottom portion of the aircraft's right-side General Electric GE90 engine cowling is also black. The fuselage near the wing root, however, appears untouched by flames. Video footage shot externally shows that that after the aircraft stopped, the prevailing wind blew the flames and billowing black smoke away from the cabin. Emergency vehicles quickly converged on the burning jet. It took fire crews over 2min to bring the flames under control. Footage shot by passengers through aircraft windows fore and aft of the wing shows flames licking along the length of the wing, and the aircraft being doused with fire-retardant foam. Audio suggests there was no panic inside the cabin during the fire. Local media reports indicate that some passengers were collecting their bags from the overhead bins and demanding to be let off the jet. All 222 passengers and 19 crew were later deplaned via stairs from the left side, with no injuries suffered. Passengers later boarded a replacement aircraft and resumed their journey. The incident occurred following a turnback related to an engine oil warning, says SIA. In its statement about the incident, the airline says the aircraft's right engine "caught fire after the aircraft touched down". The aircraft had been operating flight SQ368 to Milan.