A China Eastern flight from Sydney to Shanghai has been forced to turn around after engine failure caused a mid-air emergency.
The flight departed Sydney around 8:30pm on Sunday before experiencing problems after take off and returned about an hour later.
The plane landed safely and no passengers were injured.
"The moment that we took off the wing to my left just started making a massive amount of noise and they cleared all the seats," a passenger told the Nine Network.
Images show a huge hole in the engine casing of the Airbus A330 which was forced to circle for an hour before touching down safely.
China Eastern Airlines has been contacted for comment.
