ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167761
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| Date: | 02-JUL-2014 |
| Time: | 00:15 Pacifi |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-842 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-OQD |
| MSN: | 026 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | LAX |
| MEL |
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
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 Oct 2018 | VH-OQD | Qantas | 0 | between Sydney and Los Angeles | |
non |
| Litium battery thermal event. | ||||||
Media:
#Breaking - #Qantas flight forced back to LA | Passenger tells #7News water 'soaked through roof into economy' pic.twitter.com/zLcCaEblDY
— 7News Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) July 2, 2014Images:
Photo of VH-OQD courtesy AirHistory.net
London - Heathrow (EGLL / LHR)
19 September 2015; (c) Mark McEwan
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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