Qantas flight diverted to Perth

A Sydney-bound Qantas jumbo jet has made an emergency landing in Perth after a fuel
leak was detected four hours after it took off from Singapore.
QF32, a Boeing 747-400 carrying 290 passengers, is the same aircraft that was
diverted from Hong Kong to Manila in July last year after an oxygen cylinder blew
holes in the fuselage and floor mid-flight.
A Qantas spokeswoman said there "was absolutely no link" between the two incidents
and there was no danger to passengers in the latest incident.
"One of the plane's engines was shut down as a precaution when the leak showed up on
the controls," the spokeswoman said.
"It arrived safely in Perth at 3.20pm (WST)."
She said it was hoped the plane could be checked on Wednesday and cleared to fly
passengers to Sydney, where it had been due to arrive at about 7pm (AEST).
Otherwise, passengers would be accommodated overnight at hotels in Perth.
"We hope to get them on their journey pretty quickly," she said.
"But if that can't be done, accommodation will be found."
Air safety investigators who have been investigating the exploding oxygen cylinder
on the jet last year have warned it could happen again.
The cylinder - one of several in the cargo hold - blew a hole near the wing and shot
up through the cabin floor, knocking the plane's door close to the open position.
It came through the floor where a jump seat for crew was located, but no one was
seated there at the time.
The cylinder also hit overhead panelling in the cabin, then dropped back into the
hold and was sucked out of the aircraft through the ruptured fuselage.
Investigators are yet to determine what caused the cylinder to rupture as the plane
flew from Hong Kong to Melbourne on July 25 last year.