Qatar B773 near Colombo on Aug 29th 2014, fuel issue
Last Update: August 31, 2014 / 23:13:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-900
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
A7-BAW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration A7-BAU was dispatched to Colombo, resumed the flight and reached Perth with a delay of 10:15 hours.
Passengers reported the captain announced there was an indicator problem, however did not mention what indicator. The flight attendants were monitoring the left hand wing.
A listener on frequency reported the crew were reporting a possible issue with the fuel quantity indicator.
The occurrence aircraft was able to position back to Doha departing Colombo about 9 hours after landing. The aircraft remained on the ground in Doha for another 24 hours before resuming service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-900
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
A7-BAW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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