Qantas B738 over Tasman Sea on Oct 19th 2023, radio failure
Last Update: October 19, 2023 / 15:07:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 19, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-142
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XZF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported the crew received indication of a fault on one of their radios.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Auckland for about 4 hours, then departed again and reached Sydney with a delay of 5:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 19, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-142
Departure
Auckland, New Zealand
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XZF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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