Faulty sensor cause of Qantas drama

QANTAS last night blamed a faulty fire sensor in the hold of one of its jets for causing an incident in which nine passengers were hurt evacuating an Airbus A330-300 in Osaka.

Passengers told The Australian of panic as the 178 passengers and 13 crew on board the 14-month-old Airbus A330-300 were hustled on to inflatable safety ramps at Osaka's Kansai airport at 1am local time (2am AEST) yesterday.

Flight QF70, on its way to Perth from Tokyo's Narita Airport, had turned back because a warning light indicated there was a fire in the cargo hold.

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The pliots and all crews on this flight are now ask to stay with Japan Police for investigation.