Qantas B738 at Queenstown on Aug 8th 2022, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 9, 2022 / 16:06:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-186

Departure
Queenstown, New Zealand

Destination
Brisbane, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-XZH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZH performing flight QF-186 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (CFM56) down, stopped the climb at FL200 and decided to divert to Christchurch (New Zealand), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 20 about 65 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-XZJ positioned from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Christchurch, continued the flight and reached Brisbane with a delay of 22.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Christchurch about 36 hours after landing there.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-XZH
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-838
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 8, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-186

Departure
Queenstown, New Zealand

Destination
Brisbane, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-XZH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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