Qantas A388 near Honolulu on Apr 18th 2014, fuel pump failures
Last Update: April 18, 2014 / 21:34:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-94
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The flight is currently expected to reach Melbourne with a delay of 36 hours.
Passengers reported the crew announced two fuel pumps in one fuel tank had failed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-94
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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