QF594 sent back to Perth

[Flashback]

Hey guys, just up in the QP at the moment.

45 minutes into the flight, an electrical fault was detected and caused fumes down the back of the plane, which cycled through to the captain's deck causing them to need oxygen.

As a safety precaution the flight was turned around, and here I am now in the lounge waiting further information.... plenty of flashing lights and fire trucks around. Exciting, but annoying!!

 

[newflyer]

Better you than me, Flashware! What sort of plane - 767, yah?

 

[Mal]

Wow. Can't wait for the NoNews Ltd headline tomorrow. They hammered Qantas today due to a rejected take-off for QF175 BNE-LAX (an engine warning light turned on apparently), so the pilot put on the brakes and headed back to the terminal.

 

[Flashback]

ex-BA plane, Rego was VH-ZXB if I remember correctly.

Will upload the photos from my phone when I get my laptop back, had to leave all our hand luggage onboard....

 

[Flashback]

Wow. Can't wait for the NoNews Ltd headline tomorrow. They hammered Qantas today due to a rejected take-off for QF175 BNE-LAX (an engine warning light turned on apparently), so the pilot put on the brakes and headed back to the terminal.

I wonder if I'm the first person to report this, and they'll quote "Flashware"

 

[Flashback]

On the upside... the lounge is extremely empty, we could almost play a game of AFL in here

 

[Mal]

I wonder if I'm the first person to report this, and they'll quote "Flashware"

Quick, call NoNews Ltd. You can become an expert and be as famous as a certain Mr Wiemers:

Qantas jet with engine trouble aborts Brisbane take-off | The Courier-Mail

Mark Wiemers, a passenger on board QF175 and a Platinum frequent flyer with Qantas, said he no longer feels safe with the airline, describing yesterday's ordeal as his worst flight experience ever after the pilot "slammed on the brakes".

"I'm not a one-time flyer – nothing really freaks me out – but what happened today really got to me," Mr Wiemers said.

"I fly regularly to Asia and the US, and I'm starting to get fearful flying with them."

Mr Wiemers said passengers were told the takeoff was aborted because an indicator warning light had flagged an engine malfunction in the third engine, but the pilot was confident the problem was likely just a faulty relay switch.

"He didn't believe it was a problem with the engine, because other alarms weren't going off.

"But with stopping just before takeoff speed, he came close to the end (of the runway) – he had to use a combination of brakes and reverse thrust – he had to really pull it up in a hurry so he didn't go airborne," Mr Wiemers said.

"You can play that down all you want, but if it was a simple problem, you'd be able to fix it."

Instead, Mr Wiemers said it wasn't until three or four hours later before Qantas decided the plane was unserviceable and conceded they would need to cancel the flight.

...

Mr Wiemers said frequent flyers like himself were not only the airline's best customers, but also the most at risk of being involved in an air accident.

"It's purely an ageing fleet and lack of maintenance, but I feel they've had too many warning signs," he said.

"How many incidents does it take before we have a disaster?

"And that's going to be a tragedy."The incident comes just two weeks after the civil aviation watchdog told Qantas to make a range of improvements to its aircraft maintenance system amid signs of "emerging problems".

 

[Flashback]

So long as I reach BNE in time for a round of golf tomorrow morning, I don't care!

 

[Hvr]

ex-BA plane, Rego was VH-ZXB if I remember correctly.

Will upload the photos from my phone when I get my laptop back, had to leave all our hand luggage onboard....

So was it an emergency evacuation or was there another reason why you had to leave your hand luggage aboard the plane?

 

[Flashback]

Firecrew had to jump straight on, so emergency evac I guess.

Have just been handed a new boarding pass, QF 652 :evil::evil:

 

[dajop]

Qantas jet with engine trouble aborts Brisbane take-off | The Courier-Mail

It's times like this when Mr Wiemers should be glad he's on QF. Once in Chiang Mai I was on a TG 747, we were just powering up and started heading down the run way and the thrust stopped all of a sudden, we slowed and proceeded to the end of the runway. The captain advised that a warning lamp had come on. At the end of the runway we parked for a few minutes, the captain did something that I could best describe as "revved the engine" , then indicated all was OK - we then took off straight away in the opposite direction to originally planned. Having had an aborted take off on QF as well (although at the start of the runway, before power up), I'd much rather head back to the gate and get some it checked out properly and paperwork done.

 

[oz_mark]

I agree. One of the things people shoud take from all this is that if the pilot ain't happy with the plane, then you are not going anywhere.

 

[Flashback]

One other thing to take from this, is the curry party pies in the QP are very tasty

And no one to contend with for them

 

[dajop]

One other thing to take from this, is the curry party pies in the QP are very tasty

And no one to contend with for them

aah silver lining in every cloud. Enjoy it while u can, the red-eye crowds can't be too far off.

 

[Flashback]

Good idea... some curry pies, potato pies, and a shower... sounds like a good way to kill 4 hours! And maybe a few ales

Edit: and chicken nuggets

Not the healthiest option, but means I don't have to leave the lounge to use my voucher !

 

[oz_mark]

ABC are first off

Qantas flight turned back due to electrical smell - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A Qantas plane bound for Brisbane has had to return to Perth Airport tonight after the pilot noticed an electrical smell.

A full emergency was declared at Perth Airport when the plane was turned around.

 

[Flashback]

And you heard it first on AFF

 

[oz_mark]

and Fairfax: Qantas jet makes emergency Perth landing

Qantas has been involved in another mid-air drama after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth tonight.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority said the pilot of flight QF594 had reported fumes inside the aircraft.

I guess Flashware has been on the phone :mrgreen:

 

[Flashback]

What they neglected to say is that the pilots had to use the oxygen masks in the flight deck

 

[oz_mark]

News is in: Qantas plane turnaround sparks Perth emergency | PerthNow I am sure they will rework the headline, but for now the story seems to just be gleaned from the ABC

PERTH airport was on emergency alert tonight after a departing Qantas plane reportedly turned back with a suspected electrical fault.
The pilot of the 767 bound for Brisbane aborted the scheduled flight after take-off and returned to Perth after he noticed an "electrical smell", the ABC said on its website.