Alliance E190 near Darwin on Sep 22nd 2025, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 24, 2025 / 18:03:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1889
Departure
Darwin, Australia
Destination
Cairns, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XVU
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 57 hours, then departed for a test flight but has not yet returned to service about 12 hours after landing of the test flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 22, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1889
Departure
Darwin, Australia
Destination
Cairns, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-XVU
Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-190
ICAO Type Designator
E190
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