Qantas B744 at Sydney on Feb 19th 2016, rejected takeoff due to engine indication
Last Update: February 19, 2016 / 15:34:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-27
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
VH-OEB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
A passenger reported the captain announced indication of an engine (CF6) malfunction prompted them to reject takeoff, engineers needed to look after the engine. The passengers disembarked, after about 3 hours the passengers were informed that the flight had been postponed to the next day following overnight maintenance.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-27
Departure
Sydney, Australia
Destination
Santiago, Chile
Aircraft Registration
VH-OEB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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