Qantas A388 near Fiji on Oct 3rd 2014, dual fuel pump failure
Last Update: October 4, 2014 / 17:05:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-7
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The aircraft was able to depart Sydney as flight QF-7D the following day with a delay of 25.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-7
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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