QF 737 Possible engine shutdown AKL - SYD

[Adrian B]

HI All,

This just came through on a news.com.au feed:

Mayday called for Qantas flight Auckland to Sydney

Qantas has issued a mayday call after a plane reported engine failure while on its way to Sydney from Auckland.

Paramedics from NSW are on standby at Sydney Airport after the alert was issued by flight QF144 from Auckland to Sydney at around 2:10pm.

The flight was scheduled to land at 3.10pm but is expected to land at 3:26pm according to FlightRadar24.

It was delayed at Auckland Airport by 55 minutes.

Flight is apparently QF144 - currently on final 34L

[Greg Hyde]

landed safely - A/c seems to be VH-XZB

[Tristan S]

Squawked 7700 about 30 mins out of SYD, VH-XZB

[Greg Hyde]

QF101 SYD-NAN (VH-VZQ) returned to Syd this morning after getting engine warnings

No Mayday Call

[Alex Ch]

Today's turn back was QF102 NAN-SYD VH-VZT

[Tristan S]

And today's... QF887 ADL PER, back to ADL
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...qf887#2ef11423

[Bob C]

Now due in Perth at 20:03 WST. I'm not aware of the reasons for the return to Adelaide earlier today.

[Bob C]

Now due in Perth at 20:03 WST. I'm not aware of the reasons for the return to Adelaide earlier today.

[Rowan McKeever]

Folks on facebook were saying QF887 returned to ADL for a pax medical episode.

[Greg Hyde]

Slow time of year for the PRESS.

Need stories to full the time.

Disgruntled PAX is too easy.

Airlines can't win. (Turn-back - maintenance story - Continue - emergency story)

The NAN turn-back was due to smoke in a galley stove.

Slooow news ....