Qantas B738 at Sydney on Mar 3rd 2025, smoke on the flight deck

Last Update: March 3, 2025 / 15:24:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 3, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-643

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-VZV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZV performing flight QF-643 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney's runway 16R when the crew requested and was cleared to level off at FL130, the crew advised they would need to return to Sydney. Shortly afterwards the crew donned their oxygen masks and declared PAN PAN PAN reporting smoke on the flight deck. The aircraft positioned for an approach to runway 16R and landed safely about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VZG reached Perth with a delay of about 3.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 8 hours, then returned to service.

The airline reported a technical issue prompted the return.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-VZV
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-838
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 3, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-643

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-VZV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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