Passenger plane carries out emergency landing after an engine EXPLODES shortly after take-off
- One of the four engines on the British Aerospace RJ-85 is seen hanging loose
- Tez Jet airline service returned to Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan
- Pilot successfully landed some 30 minutes after takeoff in the 1 March incident
A passenger jet was forced to carry out an emergency landing after one of its engines exploded just half an hour after takeoff.
In shocking footage, part of the broken engine is seen hanging loose and there were claims smoke had been seen by worried passengers soon after take off from Bishkek.
The Tez Jet airline service returned to Manas International Airport in the capital of the ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan after the alarming incident.
The pilot had requested the emergency landing.
A video by a passenger shows the breakdown of one of the four engines on the British Aerospace RJ-85.
Passengers remained calm and some clapped as the plane made a successful landing some 30 minutes after takeoff in the 1 March incident.
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Fire appliances were waiting at the airport but not needed.
There were no reports of injuries.
Tez Jet declined to comment on the incident which is being probed by the country's Civil Aviation Agency.
Passengers cheered as the plane touched down and fire services rushed to assess the damage
The turbofan engine, pictured, had become partially unattached just half an hour after take off
The so-called Whisperjet plane had been due to fly from Bishkek to Batken, a city in the south of Kyrgyzstan.
The BAe 146/Avro RJ is a high-wing cantilever monoplane.
The four turbofan engines mounted on pylons under the wings.
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