Qantas B763 near Sydney on Jul 20th 2012, engine vibrations

Last Update: July 20, 2012 / 18:16:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-552

Aircraft Registration
VH-OGQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Qantas Boeing 767-300, registration VH-OGQ performing flight QF-552 from Sydney,NS to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney's runway 16R when the crew levelled off at 9000 feet reporting engine vibrations and decided to return to Sydney for a safe landing on runway 16R about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration VH-OGI reached Brisbane with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 20, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-552

Aircraft Registration
VH-OGQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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