Qantas plane turns back with engine problem

Qantas spokesman Simon Rushton said the latest incident was not related to the A380 problem and that the landing was strictly a precaution.

He said the plane involved was a Boeing 767 fitted with two engines built by General Electric. It was carrying 234 people.

Rushton said the flight crew noticed vibrations in the left hand engine about 5 minutes into the flight from the western Australian city of Perth for Melbourne in the southeast. They decided to turn back after doing in-flight checks and landed safely in Perth.