Another Ozjet scare

AIR-safety authorities have ordered checks on black box flight recorders and damaged wing parts from a second Ozjet flight after mid-air incidents two days apart.

Both involved Boeing 737-200 aircraft, which developed severe vibrations after wing malfunctions. The planes have been grounded, with one in Port Moresby, the other in Noumea.

In the first incident on Saturday, about 100 passengers on Brisbane-to-Norfolk-Island Flight 334 were told to put on lifejackets and prepare for an ocean landing after the plane started rocking violently.

The aircraft eventually landed safely in Noumea and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has begun an investigation into the incident.

On the second occasion, a Port Moresby-to-Brisbane plane on New Year's Eve returned to Papua New Guinea after developing severe vibrations.

ATSB said the problem involved a different wing part.

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