Jet forced to make emergency landing in Guam

An Airbus 330-200 like the one involved in the Air France disaster was forced to make an emergency landing on a Pacific island after a small fire broke out in the cockpit.

Airline Jetstar said there were no injuries in the incident on a flight from Japan to Australia.

The Airbus was about four hours into its flight from Osaka to Australia’s Gold Coast when the pilots noticed a small flame and smoke in the cockpit near the window, spokesman Simon Westaway said. A pilot used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, which did not spread to the cabin, he said.

The plane, which was carrying 190 passengers and 13 crew members, landed without incident at Guam International Airport. The passengers were expected to board another plane and finish their journey to Australia later Thursday.

Qantas, which owns the budget carrier, was sending engineers to Guam today to inspect the plane, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will lead an investigation into the cause of the fire, Westaway said.