Virgin Blue Ltd. (VBA.AU) said Friday it detected no major damage to a General Electric GE90 engine that experienced a performance issue in Los Angeles that forced a Boeing 777 flight to Sydney to be aborted.

A spokesman for Australia's second-biggest carrier's international unit, V Australia, said the April 13 flight was aborted about 20 to 30 seconds into its take-off run as a precautionary measure after the pilot identified a performance issue with the left engine.

Local media have reported that passengers heard a loud bang during the take-off run.

"A detailed inspection of one of the engines is ongoing; however, no major damage has been found to date," V Australia said in an e-mailed statement.

-By Ross Kelly, Dow Jones Newswires; 61-2-8272-4692; Ross.Kelly@dowjones.com
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