ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167761
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Date: | Wednesday 2 July 2014 |
Time: | 00:15 |
Type: | Airbus A380-842 |
Owner/operator: | Qantas |
Registration: | VH-OQD |
MSN: | 026 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 972B-84 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | near Los Angeles, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Destination airport: | MEL |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Approximately one hour into Qantas flight 94 from Los Angeles, CA USA to Melbourne, Australia the pilot returned the plane to Los Angeles due to severe flooding of the lower passenger cabin due to a suspected water pipe failure.
Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/07/02/qantas-a380-returns-to-lax-after-water-floods-aisles/12004055/ http://news.asiaone.com/news/relax/qantas-flight-turns-back-la-after-leak-floods-aisles https://nypost.com/2014/07/02/planes-cabin-floods-after-pipe-bursts/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2677863/Qantas-turns-flight-LA-board-water-leak.html http://de.flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/new/42768/Qantas_A380_returns_to_LAX_after_water_floods_aisles http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/qantas-airbus-flooded-in-mid-air-after-drinking-water-pipe-burst https://www.coloradonewsday.com/news/66194-watch-qantas-flight-returns-to-l-a-after-water-starts-leaking-midflight.html http://www.timeslive.co.za/world/2014/07/03/qantas-flight-turns-back-to-la-after-leak-floods-aisles http://avherald.com/h?article=476c3bbc&opt=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 May 2016 |
VH-OQD |
Qantas |
0 |
1500 km WSW of Dallas, TX, USA |
|
non |
Litium battery thermal event |
27 October 2018 |
VH-OQD |
Qantas |
0 |
between Sydney and Los Angeles |
|
non |
Litium battery thermal event |
15 October 2023 |
VH-OQD |
Qantas |
0 |
67.2 NM 84.7 degrees from Balgo Hill Aerodrome, NT |
|
non |
Inflight fire |
Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Jul-2014 10:00 |
ruthyruth |
Added |
04-Jul-2014 10:01 |
harro |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Embed code] |
04-Jul-2014 11:40 |
Anon. |
Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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