This Dubai-bound Airbus A380 was forced to return to Sydney on Sunday night after an engine fire broke out just minutes after takeoff.<br/> <br />The Emirates Airlines 'Superjumbo' was carrying 380 passengers when it ran into trouble as it climbed through 10,000 feet.<br/> <br />Passengers aboard the giant, double-decker aircraft said the plane experienced a judder before they saw flames shooting several yards out of one of its four engines.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ROSS CLARKE, PASSENGER SAYING:<br/> <br />"The aircraft returned, dumped fuel and then landed at Sydney about two hours after it had taken off."<br/> <br />But this isn't the first time the A380 has run into trouble.<br/> <br />A mid-air engine blow-out in November 2010 prompted Australia's Qantas Airlines to ground its entire fleet of 'Superjumbos' for nearly a month.<br/> <br />The type has also been affected by cracks in the wings on a small number of planes.<br/> <br />There are 18 airlines currently operating the aircraft, while a total of 262 orders have been placed.
