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Pilots on a Qantas plane packed with terrified passengers have been forced to shut down the engine mid-flight and make an emergency landing after a blowout.
Flight QF781 departed Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport about 8.30pm on Monday night bound for Perth.
The four hour flight was preparing for descent into Perth when passengers heard a loud bang before being told that the engine had blown out.
Another passenger described the sound similar to a tyre exploding.
The pilots manually shut down the engine and issued a priority landing notice.
Flight QF781 was preparing for descent into Perth when the engine blew out
The Airbus A330-200 plane
