Qantas Flight QF 30 Lands With Hole - Video

[AeroSpace News]

Qantas flight QF 30 landed without incident in Manila after a large, 9 foot hole opened in the underside of the aircraft while cruising between London, England and Melbourne, Australia. The plane had just completed a stop in Hong Kong.

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Qantas Jet Hole Video

[AeroSpace News]

The National Transportation Safety Board will be sending a team of investigators to the Philippines to assist in the investigation of today's accident in which a Qantas B747 made an emergency landing after the flight crew reportedly heard a loud bang and the airplane experienced depressurization while in flight.

The airplane, Qantas flight 30, a Boeing B747-400, en route to Melbourne, Australia from Hong Kong, landed safely in Manila at 11:15 am local time. There were no reported injuries among the 346 passengers and 19 crewmembers.  The aircraft has a 5 foot hole in the cargo area forward of the right wing leading edge and there is also some wing damage.

Source: NTSB