Qantas A332 near Adelaide on Apr 4th 2014, cargo fire indication

Last Update: April 4, 2014 / 10:47:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 4, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-581

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBQ performing flight QF-581 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia) with 266 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 150nm westsouthwest of Adelaide,SA (Australia) when the crew received an aft cargo fire indication and activated the fire suppression system which stopped the fire indication. The aircraft turned around and diverted to Adelaide for a safe landing on Adelaide's runway 05 about 23 minutes later. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.

Qantas said the crew received a warning indication indicating a possible technical problem, the crew diverted to Adelaide as a safety precaution. The passengers disembarked normally via the aerobridge.

Passengers reported that apart from the aircraft turning back to Adelaide and the crew announcements they did not notice anything abnormal, in particular there were no unusual smells. Other passengers tweeted however there was smoke in the cabin.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 4, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-581

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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