The Melbourne-bound plane returned to Brisbane Airport shortly following take-off after a part of its wing was found to be loose and 'flapping in the breeze.'
A Virgin Australia flight was diverted back to Brisbane after a"large chunk" of the aircraft's left wing was discovered to be"peeling away" shortly after take-off.
"As we were starting to get some altitude I looked over to the wing and it looked like there was something caught in it. It looked as though there was a bit of cardboard," he told"I thought that is a bit weird. But then I took a bit of a closer look and it was actually part of the wing peeling away.Mauger claimed he wasn't able to immediately get the attention of flight staff due to passengers being required to remain in their seats with the seatbelt on during take-off.
The outer skin of the left wing was reported to have partially separated from the lower flap of the wing while the aircraft was mid-air, according to Nine.com.au. The plane was reported to have been redirected back to Brisbane Airport due to"an engineering" issue and"not a safety issue," a Virgin Australia spokesperson said.
"The aircraft is currently being inspected by our engineers and is expected to return to service on Tuesday 21 January," Virgin Australia told theUpon arrival at Brisbane Airport, passengers were reported to have been transferred to another Melbourne-bound flight just minutes after disembarking the plane, according to Mauger.
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