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QF121 Issue today
Just listening to 2GB and they stated that the flight to Shanghai is returning to YSSY, unable to retract its gear.
Anyone know anything else? Daz |
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Just heard there was no issue on landing, so probably more a pain than anything.
Anyone know which AC and what the issue was? |
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Here's the online report from about 1.40 pm:
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To add to the "drama", Channel 9 had "breaking news" showing it on the runway, saying there was an 'emergency' at Sydney Airport. It is stationary at the end of 16R at the moment, the helicopters are circling for pictures, it really isn't that exciting.
Rego is VH-EBG.
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There was a Jetstar A330 do the same during the spotting weekend (surprised it wasn't mentioned here...). On that occasion it had a gear tilt sensor break on take-off, so the aircraft thought it was still on the ground and wouldn't retract the gear.
Perhaps this is the same sort of problem?
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And the fuel may not have lasted the distance either!
Whilst I applaud Qantas' candour in announcing these things as they occur, sometimes I think it might be better to wait a couple of hours till the aircraft has returned and simply announce it very matter of factly as a normal run of the mill issue that crops up periodically. The 'Emergency landing' headline is really not warranted unless there is at least a PAN PAN call. Of course here there was nothing of the sort and, so far as I am aware, no suggestion that the gear was not locked down for landing.
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The aircraft shown on Nine's news break is VH-EBG
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I was wondering why QF129 was circling NOBAR for over an hour on PP.
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Also, the fact that the aircraft landed nearly an hour after your quote that says Qantas advised an emergency landing wasn't required doesn't mean the situation didn't then escalate. It would also seem strange that the aircraft appeared to require towing off the runway if there was no major problem...
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