Qantas B738 at Perth on Feb 27th 2018, disagreeing airspeed

Last Update: March 1, 2018 / 01:14:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-566

Aircraft Registration
VH-VZY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZY performing flight QF-566 from Perth,WA to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 174 people on board, was climbing through about 3000 feet out of Perth when the crew advised they had a small problem, subsequently adding they had an airspeed disagreement. The aircraft levelled off at 9000 feet and returned to Perth for a safe landing about 40 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a faulty sensor prompted the return, the sensor was quickly replaced, however, the night curfew in Sydney prevented another departure. The passengers were taken to hotels and rebooked onto the next flight the following day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-566

Aircraft Registration
VH-VZY

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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