Fuel Injector Warning System Shut Down Engine In Second Glitch of Flight

This is why new aircraft come with warranties. A brand-spanking new Airbus A330 -- only three weeks off the assembly line -- hasn't gotten off to a very good start so far.

A JetStar flight from Bangkok to Melbourne was forced to make an emergency landing in Bali Monday when a computer detected a problem with the fuel injection system and shut down an engine.

The problem stranded the flight's 302 passengers at Denpasar airport for several hours until alternative arrangements were made, according to the Australian Associated Press.

"There was a fault found en route," Jetstar spokesperson Simon Westaway told ABC radio. "(The pilot) did do an inflight shutdown of the left-hand engine and landed without incident.

The aircraft has the capability of flying with one engine. It has a very experienced captain and crew on board. There was a fault found and he followed process to the letter and went to the nearest international airport."

Compounding the problem is the fact that this incident was the second problem of the day. The flight was an hour late in taking off in the first place because of a glitch in the auxiliary power.

The two problems are said to be unrelated.

A passenger, identified only as Mark, told reporters the pilot informed passengers one of the engines had stopped.

"They just said one of the engines stopped and they couldn't start it again so they put the plane down in Bali," he said.

"It was a normal landing; you wouldn't have known the engine was out."

The aircraft has been grounded for a thorough inspection. Westaway said the carrier is quite eager to track down the source of the problems.

"It's a brand new plane, three weeks off the production line at Airbus in Toulouse," he said, before adding "We have the youngest fleet in the country. It's a brand new machine and we want to get to the bottom of (the problem)."

FMI: DPS (http://www.angkasapura1.co.id/eng/location/bali.htm), www.jetstar.com