Jetstar B788 over Pacific on Jan 6th 2019, anti-ice failure

Last Update: January 7, 2019 / 23:10:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JQ-1

Aircraft Registration
VH-VKL

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A Jetstar Boeing 787-8, registration VH-VKL performing flight JQ-1 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Honolulu,HI (USA), was enroute at FL370 about 500nm northeast of Melbourne,VI and about 130nm east of Sydney,NS (Australia) when the crew decided to return to Melbourne due to the failure of an anti-ice system. The aircraft landed safely back in Melbourne about 2:45 hours after departure.

The airline reported the captain decided to return to Melbourne as a precaution due to an issue with one of the aircraft's anti-ice systems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JQ-1

Aircraft Registration
VH-VKL

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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