Boeing 777 passengers tell of their terror as chilling new pic shows engine on FIRE as it makes emergency landing
One woman claimed the Singapore Airlines jet was leaking oil for three hours before being forced to turn back
Passengers have spoken of their terror after their Boeing 777 burst into flames as it made an emergency landing.
Shocking pictures and footage capture the moment the engine exploded just as the Singapore Airlines jet touched down.
Lee Bee Yee told how all 222 passengers and 19 crew were ordered to stay on board for a nerve-shredding five minutes while firefighters battled flames licking up against the plane.
The 43-year-old, who posted dramatic footage of the fire online, said: “I just escaped death!!!!
“As the plane was landing, the engine burst into flames!!!! Huge fire was burning!
“It was a heart wrenching five mins! Waiting for the fire engine and fire fighters to put out the fire!”
Lee said Flight SQ368 had been leaking oil for three hours after taking off from Changi Airport when it was forced to turn back.
She added: “We were so close to death!! I thank God I am alive! I going home to hug my kids.”
The 222 passengers and 19 crew were eventually led off the plane and remarkably there were no injuries.
SIA said in a statement Flight SQ368 was en route from Singapore to Milan when an engine oil warning message forced it to turn back to the city-state.
“The aircraft’s right engine caught fire after the aircraft touched down at Changi Airport at around 6.50am,” it said.
“The fire was put out by airport emergency services and there were no injuries to the 222 passengers and 19 crew on board.
“Passengers disembarked through stairs and were transported to the terminal building by bus.”
The airline said passengers would be transferred to another aircraft to depart for Milan later in the day and that it would “be cooperating fully with the authorities in their investigations”.
An SIA spokesman said the plane was one hour and 45 minutes into the flight when it turned back.