Cobham B712 near Melbourne on Sep 29th 2017, engine trouble

Last Update: October 1, 2017 / 18:42:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QF-1535

Aircraft Registration
VH-YQU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

A Cobham Aviation Boeing 717-200 on behalf of Qantas, registration VH-YQU performing flight QF-1535 from Canberra,AC to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was enroute at FL300 just about reaching the top of descent into Melbourne when the crew descended the aircraft to FL170, turned around and returned to Canberra where the aircraft landed safely about 50 minutes later.

A passenger reported the crew announced engine (BR715) trouble, they needed to return to Canberra due to no maintenance being available in Melbourne.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-YQU
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
717-200
ICAO Aircraft Type
B712
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QF-1535

Aircraft Registration
VH-YQU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

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