Flight turns back as precautionary measure A FIJI Airways - TopicsExpress

Flight turns back as precautionary measure A FIJI Airways flight bound for Apia, Western Samoa, had an air turn back after pilots detected an anomaly in one of the aircrafts engines. Managing director and CEO Stefan Pichler said Fiji Airways would not compromise on safety standards and praised the pilots for returning instead of continuing with the flight. Last night at around 2300 hours a Fiji Airways flight FJ 253 bound for Apia, Samoa, from Nadi had an air turn back as a precautionary measure after a slight shift in one of the engine parameters was detected in-flight, he said. The parameters were still well within the manufacturers limits and the captain made the decision to bring the aircraft back to Nadi only as a precaution. The aircraft landed safely without incident and all passengers were looked after and are being accommodated in Nadi while our team rebooks them on the next available flight. The incident came in the wake of another four days ago where fumes inside the cabin of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft forced the pilot of an Auckland flight to make an air turn back 15 minutes outbound from Nadi. fijitimes/story.aspx?id=291488