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Jul 28, 2008 8:05 am US/Pacific

Qantas Jet Forced To Make Emergency Landing

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: A Qantas Airways passenger plane takes off from Sydney Airport, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006.(File)
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A passenger on board a Melbourne-bound Qantas jet has told an Australian broadcaster the flight was forced to return to Adelaide's airport because of a mechanical problem.

Passenger Rocco Russo told Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio that he heard a rattling noise about 10 minutes after the plane took off Monday night. Russo says the pilot told passengers there was a problem with a door closing above the plane's wheel.

Qantas did not immediately respond to a request for comment early Tuesday morning.

The incident comes just three days after a Qantas jumbo jet made an emergency landing in the Philippines with a hole the size a small car in its fuselage.