Qantas B738 enroute on Apr 10th 2026, fumes on board

Last Update: April 11, 2026 / 14:19:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-857

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-VZC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZC performing flight QF-857 from Canberra,AC to Perth,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL380 about 500nm west of Adelaide,SA (Australia) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Adelaide due to fumes on board, that caused a number of passengers to complain about feeling unwell. The aircraft landed safely on Adelaide's runway 23 about 75 minutes later. 15 passengers were examined for possible Carbon Monoxide inhalation and were found okay.

The passengers were rebooked onto other flights to Perth.

The aircraft returned to service about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 10, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-857

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-VZC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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