A Qantas passenger jet landed safely in Singapore on Friday after turning back due to engine problems shortly after takeoff, Australian Transport Safety Bureau spokesman Neville Blyth told CNN.
"I saw flames five minutes into flight and we could see flames through the left-side window," said passenger Terence Sim.
It is the second Qantas jet in two days to return to Singapore as a result of engine trouble.
In Friday's incident, the Boeing 747-400 was carrying 412 passengers and 19 crew members and was headed to Sydney, Australia, according to a Qantas spokesman, who would not provide his name, citing company policy.
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