ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170328
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| Date: | Friday 3 October 2014 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-842 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-OQL |
| MSN: | 074 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 972B-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Fiji -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) |
| Dallas Fort Worth KDRW/DFW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was en-route from Sydney Australia to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas when it suffered a failure of two fuel pumps in one tank over Fiji. Pilots choose to return to Sydney for repairs. The aircraft flew to Dallas the next day after a delay of over 25 hours.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA7/history/20141003/0310Z/YSSY/KDFW
http://avherald.com/h?article=47b480e2&opt=0
http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a380-74.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 March 2014 | VH-OQL | Qantas | 0 | near Dubai |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2014 23:48 | vvvww | Added |
| 09-Jun-2022 00:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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