ANZ B789 near Sydney on Aug 14th 2025, fuel discrepancy

Last Update: August 15, 2025 / 17:16:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 14, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NZ-175

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
ZK-NZR

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An ANZ Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9, registration ZK-NZR performing flight NZ-175 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Perth,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL320 about 430nm south of Sydney,NS (Australia) when the crew turned north and diverted to Sydney due to a fuel discrepancy. The aircraft landed safely on Sydney's runway 16R about 65 minutes later.

The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight were cancelled.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to a fuel discrepancy. The passengers are being rebooked onto other flights.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Sydney about 7 hours after landing.

On Aug 15th 2025 New Zealand's TAIC reported that the crew noticed a fuel imbalance, further diagnosis led them to shut the left hand engine (Trent 1000) down.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
ZK-NZR
Country of Registration
New Zealand
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
787-9
ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 14, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NZ-175

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
ZK-NZR

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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