Qantas B744 near Honolulu on Jan 13th 2016, odour on board

Last Update: January 13, 2016 / 23:08:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-15

Aircraft Registration
VH-OJT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Qantas Boeing 747-400, registration VH-OJT performing flight QF-15 from Brisbane,QL (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL290 about 250nm east of Honolulu,HI (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Honolulu due to an odour on board. The aircraft landed safely on Honolulu's runway 08R about 50 minutes later.

The aircraft was able to continue the journey after about two hours on the ground and reached Los Angeles with a delay of 3 hours.

A passenger reported there was a noxious smell on board that prompted the crew to divert. After landing the captain announced the problem has been found and fixed, and the aircraft continued the flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-15

Aircraft Registration
VH-OJT

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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