Qatar A388 at Sydney on Jan 13th 2024, not cleared for the approach
Last Update: January 13, 2024 / 17:38:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 13, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-908
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
A7-APD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Airport ICAO Code
YSSY
Metars:
YSSY 130900Z 08010KT 9999 FEW013 BKN270 25/21 Q1015 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130830Z 06013KT 9999 FEW014 BKN270 26/21 Q1014 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130800Z 05013KT 9999 FEW013 BKN270 26/21 Q1014 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130730Z 07015KT 9999 FEW013 BKN270 27/20 Q1013 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130700Z 05015KT 9999 FEW018 SCT270 28/20 Q1013 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130630Z 05016KT 9999 FEW018 SCT260 29/19 Q1012 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130600Z 05017KT 9999 FEW040 SCT240 29/19 Q1012 RF00.0/000.0=
YSSY 130530Z 06018KT CAVOK 29/19 Q1012=
YSSY 130500Z 06018KT CAVOK 29/20 Q1012=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 13, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-908
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
A7-APD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Airport ICAO Code
YSSY
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