Qantas A388 near Sydney on Aug 28th 2018, oh happy door
Last Update: August 28, 2018 / 19:26:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-7
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The airline reported the passengers would be put on the next day's flight.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 14 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-7
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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