(July 4): An AirAsia X flight which took off from Gold Coast bound for Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing in Brisbane after a possible bird strike damaged the right engine.

According to Sydney Morning Herald, passengers reported seeing sparks coming from the engine and heard loud banging sounds.

Flight D7207 took from the Gold Coast bound for Malaysia at 10.50pm on Monday night.

One passenger, Tim Joga, told Sydney Morning Herald that the plane started to vibrate soon after taking off.

"The plane started shuddering then there were a couple of loud bangs and a lot of light," he said.

Joga, 31, was sitting on the right hand side and said he heard about "four or five bangs" coming from the direction of the right-side engine, before he reported seeing flames coming from the engine.

"I could see an orange light coming from the windows," he told Sydney Morning Herald.

Air Asia told Malay Mail Online that two bird remains were found on the runway after the plane landed at the Brisbane Airport with all 345 passengers and 14 crew at 11.33pm local time.

“We are following all regulatory guidelines to ensure the safety and well-being of our guests, who are currently being attended to by our ground staff.

“We would like to commend our pilot and crew members for their professionalism and swift action to reassure passengers who were on board flight D7 207 and to land the aircraft safely in Brisbane airport,” AirAsia X CEO Benyamin Ismail told Malay Mail Online in a statement.

He added that AirAsia X will arrange for a special flight to transport all the stranded passengers to Kuala Lumpur as soon as possible.