Qantas jet lost critical pilot instruments in blast

THE Qantas jumbo jet hit by a mid-air explosion lost critical pilot instruments in the blast, it emerged yesterday.

Qantas jet lost critical pilot instruments in blast

The explosion last Friday, caused by a faulty oxygen cylinder during a flight from London to Melbourne, forced the crew of the Boeing 747 to make an emergency landing in the Philippines.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s director of aviation safety, Julian Walsh, said yesterday investigators found the jet’s three landing instrument systems and its anti-skid braking mechanism were not working after the accident.

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