Qantas A388 at Muscat on Mar 25th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: March 27, 2017 / 20:13:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-9
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
The aircraft needed repairs and was unable to continue to Dubai.
The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Muscat due to weather conditions in Dubai. On approach to Muscat the aircraft received a bird strike. The passengers were taken to hotels.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 34 hours, then continued to Dubai as flight QF-9D landing in Dubai with a delay of 38.5 hours.
Metars Dubai:
OMDB 250400Z 05011KT 020V090 8000 -RA FEW030 21/18 Q1014 RETSRA WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA FEW030CB=
OMDB 250344Z 05011KT 7000 -RA FEW030 21/18 Q1014 RETSRA WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA FEW030CB=
OMDB 250300Z 31017KT 270V330 9999 -TSRA SCT030CB 23/17 Q1014 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 250247Z 31015KT 270V330 9999 TS SCT030CB 23/17 Q1013 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 250200Z 10016G28KT 060V130 9999 -RA FEW030CB 23/17 Q1009 RETS WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 250114Z 11016G26KT 060V140 9999 FEW030CB 23/17 Q1009 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 250100Z 10016KT 070V130 9999 FEW030CB 23/17 Q1008 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 250000Z 06012KT 9999 FEW030CB 23/17 Q1010 RETS WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 242300Z 08012KT 050V120 9999 TS SCT030CB 23/17 Q1010 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT 4000 TSRA=
OMDB 242300Z 09015G25KT 070V140 9999 FEW030CB 23/17 Q1009 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT=
OMDB 242200Z 07014G29KT 050V140 9999 FEW030CB 23/17 Q1010 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT=
OMDB 242115Z 07014KT 9999 FEW030CB 23/15 Q1010 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT=
OMDB 242100Z 07014G24KT 9999 FEW030CB 23/15 Q1011 WS ALL RWY TEMPO VRB25G35KT=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 25, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-9
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
VH-OQA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source
You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.
Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!
Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.
Send tip
Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.
Related articles
Fleet type match
Qantas A388 near Sydney on Aug 28th 2018, oh happy door
A Qantas Airbus A380-800, registration VH-OQA performing flight QF-7 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), has just levelled off…
Fleet type match
Qantas A388 near Singapore on Nov 4th 2010, uncontained engine failure
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) released their final report stating that "although there was significant damage to the aircraft…
Fleet type match
Qantas A388 near Dubai on Apr 3rd 2013, hydraulic problem
A Qantas Airbus A380-800, registration VH-OQA performing flight QF-2 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing out of…
Qantas B738 at Melbourne on Sep 17th 2022, fumes in cabin
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZJ performing flight QF-436 from Melbourne,VI to Sydney,NS (Australia), was in the initial climb out of…
Fleet type match
Qantas B738 near Karratha on Aug 9th 2022, lightning strike
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZM performing flight QF-1206 from Perth,WA to Port Hedland,WA (Australia), was descending towards Port…
Fleet type match
Qantas B738 at Queenstown on Aug 8th 2022, engine shut down in flight
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZH performing flight QF-186 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of…
Fleet type match
Qantas A332 at Sydney on Dec 15th 2019, hydraulic leak prompts evacuation
A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBC performing flight QF-575 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney when the…
Fleet type match
Qantas B789 at Melbourne and Los Angeles on Sep 22nd 2021, flew across Pacific with fan cowl static port covers on
A Qantas Boeing 787-9, registration VH-ZNJ performing flight QF-93 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with no passengers and 5…
Newest articles
Fleet type match
India Express B738 at Muscat on Sep 14th 2022, rejected takeoff due to engine fire
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXZ performing flight IX-442 from Muscat (Oman) to Kochi (India) with 145 passengers, was…
Fleet type match
Malta A320 at Malta on Nov 17th 2022, smoke in flight deck
An Air Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-AHS performing flight KM-514 from Malta (Malta) to Vienna (Austria) with 170 passengers and 7 crew, was…
Subscribe today
Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.
Pick your plan and subscribePartner
A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.
ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.
Get updates
Never miss an article from AeroInside. Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and join 5464 existing subscribers.
AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American AirlinesUnited
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways