19 Sep 2011

Air NZ plane checked after power surge

5:50 pm on 19 September 2011

An Air New Zealand plane is being checked after one of its four engines was affected by a power surge during flight.

The Boeing 747 was en route from Sydney to Auckland when the incident happened on Sunday evening.

A spokesperson for the airline says an emergency landing was not required.

No flights have been affected by the plane's grounding.