Qantas plane forced to make emergency landing after pilots lost the use of its brakes

A Qantas flight was forced to make an emergency landing after it lost the use of its brakes. 

A warning light indicating there was an issue with the brakes came on shortly after QF1908 from Canberra to Brisbane took off on Friday night. 

The pilot told passengers there was a technical issue and the aircraft would have to land earlier than usual, the Courier Mail reports. 

The plane landed without issue on the longest runway at Brisbane Airport at 8.02pm with five fire trucks on standby. 

'The pilot handled the situation extremely well and you wouldn't know the brakes had failed. It was a smooth landing,' one passenger said. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Qantas for comment.  

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