Qantas B744 near Perth on Oct 6th 2018, fuel pump issue

Last Update: October 6, 2018 / 21:51:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-64

Aircraft Registration
VH-OEH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OEH performing flight QF-64 (dep Oct 5th) from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL370 about 140nm westnorthwest of Perth,WA (Australia) when the crew decided to divert to Perth due to a problem with one of the fuel pumps. The aircraft landed safely on Perth's runway 21 about 30 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then continued the journey and reached Sydney with a delay of 4.5 hours.

Passengers reported the captain announced they were diverting due to a problem with a fuel pump.

The airline reported a "minor issue with the aircraft", the aircraft refuelled in Perth.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 6, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-64

Aircraft Registration
VH-OEH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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