Qantas B738 over Tasman Sea on Oct 2nd 2024, odour on board
Last Update: October 4, 2024 / 09:20:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-163
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Wellington, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
VH-XZL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft departed again after about 18 hours on the ground in Sydney and reached Wellington with a delay of about 19 hours.
The airline reported an unsual odour in the cabin prompted the crew to return to Sydney, all passengers disembarked into the terminal, one cabin crew was taken to a hospital for assessment and released. The aircraft was inspected and released for service again. The source of the odour remains unclear.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 2, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-163
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Wellington, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
VH-XZL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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