Qantas A388 near Baku on Dec 23rd 2022, intermittent cargo smoke indication
Last Update: December 23, 2022 / 11:36:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Baku Airport reported the crew reported a cargo smoke indication.
The airline reported the crew received an intermittent indication of smoke in one of the cargo holds.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Baku about 8 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1
Departure
Singapore, Singapore
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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