Rex misfortune continues with another aircraft grounded

Rex misfortune continues with another aircraft grounded
By Hannah Edensor


Just days after Rex grounded six aircraft following an incident where a propeller fell off one of its planes, the nightmare continues.

Rex was forced to turn one of its flights back to its origin of Dubbo due to a malfunctioning engine, according to reports from News Corp.

The plane had 23 Sydney-bound passengers onboard, but the troubled SAAB 340 aircraft suffered a high-temp reading and an emergency landing was made at 10am, when crew were forced to shut down the engine.

Earlier this week, a propeller fell off a plane headed from Albury to Sydney, forcing the carrier to remove and quarantine all propeller gear boxes and shafts of the same series for further inspection.

A Rex flight bound for Griffith was also turned back to Sydney Airport on Tuesday due to cabin pressure problems.

Per News Corp, a Rex spokesperson said engineers were having a squiz at the aircraft in question, and would provide a report to the Civial Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

CASA spokesman Peter Gibson also commented on the incident today, saying the engine issue was “totally unrelated” to the plane’s propeller assembly.

The crew “had an indication of high engine temperature on the right-hand engine so it was shut down and they returned to Dubbo,” Gibson told News Corp.

“It is not possible to tell at this stage whether the cause is from foreign object ingestion or from engine failure,” she said, per News Corp.

“Whatever the ultimate cause is found to be, the Saab 340 aircraft is designed to climb, cruise and land safely on one engine which explains why the General Electric engines on the Saab 340 have clocked over 30 million hours with an impeccable safety record.”

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