Qantas A332 at Perth on Mar 25th 2024, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: March 26, 2024 / 17:55:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 25, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-781

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBA performing flight QF-781 from Melbourne,VI to Perth,WA (Australia), was descending towards Perth when a loud bang was heard on board of the aircraft. The crew declared PAN PAN PAN reporting they had a left engine failure (CF6), no fire, entered a hold while working the related checklists, shut one of the engines (CF6) down and subsequently continued for a safe landing on Perth's runway 21.

The airline reported one of the engines experienced an issue prompting the crew to shut the engine down.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Perth about 28 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-EBA
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-202
ICAO Aircraft Type
A332
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 25, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-781

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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