Qantas flight forced to make emergency landing at Brisbane Airport

Qantas flight QF1929 has been forced to make emergency landing at Brisbane Airport.

Passengers were repeatedly told, ‘Stay down, heads down’ by cabin crew as the plane landed back at Brisbane Airport after departing for Adelaide.

The E190 aircraft departed at 8.20am and had been in the air for about 40 minutes before circling back to Brisbane.

Qantas said the emergency landing was due to a mechanical issue. 

‘A flight from Brisbane to Adelaide returned to Brisbane shortly after take-off due to an issue with landing gear brakes. The aircraft landed normally and is being checked by engineers,’ a Qantas spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.

‘We understand that this would have been a distressing experience for customers and we thank them for following the instructions of the crew.

‘We are working hard to get customers on their way as quickly as possible. We will follow up with all customers to provide our support.’

The flight had been listed to land in Adelaide at 11.30am but a revised landing time is now 3:45pm 

The flight had been in the air for about 40 minutes before circling back (left) to perform an emergency landing in Brisbane with passengers told to maintain the brace position (right)

It is understood pilots were warned of an issue with the landing gear brakes via a light in the cockpit and standard procedure required the landing.

The brakes performed correctly and the aircraft landed as normal. 

‘About 40 minutes into the flight the captain got on the intercom and said the brake light had been triggered,’ one passenger told 4BC. 

‘Apparently the light indicated the brakes were locked in place so when the plane landed the concern was the wheels would not rotate causing them to blow on impact.’