Qantas B738 near Cairns on Feb 10th 2019, burning odour in the flight deck
Last Update: February 15, 2019 / 23:08:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-58
Departure
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Destination
Brisbane, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VZW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported the crew indicated there was an "on-off smell of an electrical fire on the flight deck". After landing in Cairns checks were made, about 2 hours later they were informed the cause of the odour was identified as "an oily residue in the air intake". The aircraft was released to continue the flight and was pushed back, when the left hand engine (CFM56) failed prompting the crew to shut the engine down and have the aircraft returned to the gate. While the aircraft was being pulled back into the gate, the right hand engine failed, too, and was shut down followed by an immediate emergency evacuation via slides.
The airline reported an air-conditioning issue as cause for the diversion to Cairns. While on the ground the captain evacuated the aircraft in the interest of safety, the airline added.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-58
Departure
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Destination
Brisbane, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VZW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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