Qantas B738 near Perth on Dec 8th 2014, odour in cabin

Last Update: December 8, 2014 / 15:25:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-904

Aircraft Registration
VH-VYD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VYD performing flight QF-904 from Perth,WA to Karratha,WA (Australia) with 86 people on board, had just reached cruise level 310 about 60nm north of Perth when the crew decided to return to Perth due to an unusual odour in the forward cabin. The aircraft landed safely back on Perth's runway 21 about 35 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron. There were no injuries.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VYI reached Karratha with a delay of 5:45 hours.

The airline confirmed an unusual odour in the cabin as reason for the precautionary return. The cause of the odour is under investigation.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Perth about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 8, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-904

Aircraft Registration
VH-VYD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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