Qantas B738 over Tasman Sea on Jan 18th 2023, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 19, 2023 / 08:49:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-144
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XZB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Some Australian media were claiming the right hand engine was broken showing the engine with its thrust reverser deployed during the landing roll as "broken".
Passengers reported there had been a bang from the left hand engine.
On Jan 19th 2023 the ATSB announced they have dispatched three investigators on site and opened a safety investigation. FDR and CVR were "quarantained", their data are going to be downloaded.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 18, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-144
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XZB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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