A Shanghai-bound China Eastern Airlines jet had to make an emergency landing when one of its engines was severely damaged soon after take-off in Sydney on Sunday night, China News Service reported.
Photos posted by internet users and published by Shanghai-based news outlet Xinmin.cn showed a big hole on one side of the left engine casing of the Airbus A330.
China Eastern said crew members on flight MU736 spotted the damage after take-off and decided to return to Sydney Airport, Chinese media reported.
![China Eastern said crew members on flight MU736 spotted the damage after take-off and decided to return to Sydney Airport. Photo / South China Morning Post](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/P6ANSXZ5MXTMVCDSNXDWWA4YYE.jpg?auth=acc9e0a33116ee17f5ac1cc2d08a99a97333a3be38eee3d7c2b95f7fb0cdcae2&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)
"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.