Qatar B788 near Djiboui on Jul 24th 2018, burning odour on board

Last Update: July 24, 2018 / 21:30:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qatar Airways

Flight number
QR-1428

Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
A7-BCA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-800, registration A7-BCA performing flight QR-1428 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Doha (Qatar), was enroute at FL410 about 140nm south of Djibouti (Djibouti) when the crew declared emergency reporting a burning odour on board and initiated a rapid descent to FL100. The aircraft diverted to Djibouti for a safe landing about 25 minutes after leaving FL410.

A passenger reported there was a burning odour on board, the crew announced they were diverting to Djibouti and performed a quick descent. The passengers were instructed to brace for landing. After landing emergency services checked the aircraft, the aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron on own power.

The airline reported the aircraft "experienced a technical fault resulting in the aircraft being routinely diverted to Djibouti as a precaution."

A replacement Boeing 787-800 registration A7-BCL was dispatched to Djibouti, resumed the flight and reached Doha with a delay of 13.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Djibouti about 22 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 24, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qatar Airways

Flight number
QR-1428

Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
A7-BCA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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