By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 10:34 EST, 28 March 2012 Airbus' new A380 superjumbo has come under scrutiny over its safety record yet again - after Singapore Airlines had to shut down an engine mid-air and turn back three hours into a flight. The double-decker plane, which was carrying 430 passengers to Frankfurt, Germany, yesterday was in the air for three hours when crew reported a surge in one of its four Rolls-Royce engines. Pilots shut down the engine, turned flight SQ26 around and landed safely back in Singapore using the three other engines, the airline said. Scrutiny: Airbus' new A380 superjumbo has come under fire again, after Singapore Airlines had to shut down an engine and return a flight to Singapore yesterday
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Double-decker £250m plane was carrying 430 passengers to Germany
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Forced to turn back when crew reported surge in one of four engines
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Latest safety concern to hit world's largest passenger jet
Singapore Airlines
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