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06-26-2017, 02:15 PM
AirAsia X flight shook like a 'washing machine' following mid-air problem
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An AirAsia X flight bound for Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back on Sunday, after a mid-air technical issue left the plane's cabin shaking like a "washing machine."
Flight D7237 with 359 passengers onboard left Perth at 6:50 a.m. local time, then returned to Perth by 10 a.m., after what reportedly seemed to be a problem with an engine.
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"I heard a loud explosion I think on the left-side engine," passenger Tzeyau Chung told ABC News. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-25/airasia-flight-forced-to-turn-back-to-perth-technical-issue/8649990)
"After the explosion it started to shake, it started to bounce, but overall the captain did a very good job. Of course we were a bit worried but at the end of the day ... we safely landed. I think that is the most important thing." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/25/air-asia-flight-problem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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An AirAsia X flight bound for Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back on Sunday, after a mid-air technical issue left the plane's cabin shaking like a "washing machine."
Flight D7237 with 359 passengers onboard left Perth at 6:50 a.m. local time, then returned to Perth by 10 a.m., after what reportedly seemed to be a problem with an engine.
SEE ALSO: Here's why airlines have trouble with your hyphenated name (http://mashable.com/2017/06/25/airlines-hyphenated-names/)
"I heard a loud explosion I think on the left-side engine," passenger Tzeyau Chung told ABC News. (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-25/airasia-flight-forced-to-turn-back-to-perth-technical-issue/8649990)
"After the explosion it started to shake, it started to bounce, but overall the captain did a very good job. Of course we were a bit worried but at the end of the day ... we safely landed. I think that is the most important thing." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/25/air-asia-flight-problem/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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