Qantas ordered to check oxygen cylinders

July 27, 2008

announced that an oxygen cylinder which was located near the area of the explosion on Qantas flight QF30 from London, England to Melbourne, Australia was unaccounted for but said that it was too early to say that an could be the cause of the mid-air explosion. It did say it had ruled out explosives as a cause stating that they "found no indication of explosives".

The has ordered Qantas to check all oxygen cylinders and the brackets which hold them on its, but hasn't ruled out that the order will be extended to all of the Qantas fleet.