An Air New Zealand Airbus A320 had to make an emergency landing at Melbourne airport shortly after takeoff last night.
The plane landed safely after initial reports of engine troubles and a fuel leak. Air New Zealand later said reports of a leak were incorrect.
Air New Zealand said Flight NZ726 had taken off from Melbourne with 145 passengers and six crew on board when it was forced to return to Melbourne after experiencing an engine fault.
It said that engineers are investigating the nature of the fault.
Passenger Tobias Hague told the ABC he heard a bang, before one wing dipped and the craft began to descend, but the crew did not tell passengers what was happening.