Singapore Airlines Airbus plunges 13,000 feet as both engines fail in bad weather

Passengers received a scare when a Singapore

Airlines Airbus A330-300 dropped 13,000ft after

both of its engines failed in mid-air on a recent

flight.

As the plane made an unexpected descent the

pilots followed ‘operational procedures’ and

managed to restore power to both Rolls-Royce

Trent 772 engines, Singapore Airlines said in a

statement.

Flight SQ836 was carrying 182 passengers and 12

crew members, when the jet engines lost

power 3.5 hours into Saturday’s 5 hour flight.

The pilot said:

'Both engines experienced a temporary loss

of power, although one engine returned to

normal operations almost immediately.

'The pilots followed operational procedures

to restore normal operation of the second

engine by putting the aircraft into a

controlled descent, before climbing again.

'The flight continued normally to Shanghai

and touched down uneventfully at 10:56pm

local time.

Singapore Airlines said no ‘anomalies’ were

detected in either of the engines when they were

'thoroughly inspected and tested' upon arrival in

Shanghai, and that it is investigating the incident

with Rolls-Royce and Airbus.

Data from FlightRadar24.com and a report in the

Aviation Herald revealed the plane was cruising at

39,000ft over the South China Sea, about 162

miles from Hong Kong, when it ran into trouble.

The plane dropped to 26,000ft before power was

restored, and climbed back to 31,200ft before it

made its normal descent and landed safely in

Shanghai about one hour and 40 minutes later, the

report said.

The plane later took off to return to Singapore

after a two-hour delay, the Aviation Herald

reported.

The Air Accident Investigation Bureau of

Singapore said it has been informed and is taking

the lead on the investigation.