QF974 has squawked 7700

[lovestotravel]

QF974 has just squawked 7700

BNE-TSV
VH-VXE

Now circling just North of Gladstone at 11500 feet!

According to Flightradar... But may not be accurate

 

[oz_mark]

Re: What a ride BNE tonight

QF974 has just squawked 7700

BNE-TSV
VH-VXE

Now circling just North of Gladstone at 11500 feet!

According to Flightradar... But may not be accurate

Seems to have had a rapid descent from 38000 feet (from what I can see. May not be accurate).

 

[lovestotravel]

Re: What a ride BNE tonight

Seems to have had a rapid descent from 38000 feet.

Yep she has indeed!

Now at 9,000 feet and hanging around North of Gladstone

Wonder if it'll make the "news" later today with the usual headlines..

Only posting this here as it MIGHT be weather related.....

 

[serfty]

Re: What a ride BNE tonight

FlightAware ✈ Qantas (QF) #974 ✈ 29/01/2013 ✈ YBBN / BNE - YBTL / TSV Flight Tracker

Squawkcodes: Transponder (aviation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[oz_mark]

Re: What a ride BNE tonight

Diverted to Rockhampton.

 

[dodgeyhack]

Re: What a ride BNE tonight

Been watching this on flightradar24, but it's dissapeared now (wouldn't read too much into that).
I presume it was going to divert to Rockhampton?

 

[ChrisFlyer]

I was watching it too and saw the rapid descent. The QF site is showing that the plan is to continue the flight after about half an hour on the ground in ROK... we'll see if that actually happens

 

[lovestotravel]

I was watching it too and saw the rapid descent. The QF site is showing that the plan is to continue the flight after about half an hour on the ground in ROK... we'll see if that actually happens

Yep that's what the QF website says
Can assume a medical emergency perhaps ?

 

[serfty]

Re: What a ride BNE tonight

It has landed at ROK ok.

☨DOQF974/29JAN                                                  
 
* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO *            QF 974    0 TU 29JAN     
CITY INFO                                       HOUR (LOCAL)  
  
BNE  LEFT THE GATE                              1400            
     TOOK OFF                                   1412            
     ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE                1355            
     ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL                  1523  ROK       
                                                                
* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO *              QF 974    0 TU 29JAN ASM
APT ARR   DY DEP   DY CLASS/MEAL          EQP  GRND  EFT   TTL  
BNE          1355  TU JCDIUYBHKML/R       73H         1:28      
                      VSNQOGXE/R                                
ROK 1523  TU 1558  TU JCDIUYBHKML/R             0:35  1:00      
TSV 1658  TU                                                3:03
COMMENTS-                                                       
 1.ENTIRE FLT- MEMBER OF ONEWORLD                               
 2.BNE ROK   - DEPARTS TERMINAL D                               
 3.ENTIRE FLT-   4/ AUDIO PROGRAMMING                           
 4.ENTIRE FLT-   9/ NON-SMOKING                                 
 5.ENTIRE FLT-  ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE                    
CONFIGURATION-                                                  
               73H  J  12   Y 156                               
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[markis10]

Yep that's what the QF website says
Can assume a medical emergency perhaps ?

Would not descend that quick for a medical emergency, likely a pressurization issue.

 

[lovestotravel]

Would not descend that quick for a medical emergency, likely a pressurization issue.

Ah yes that's true

 

[pat25d]

Cookies must be enabled. | The Australian

 

[ChrisFlyer]

Didn't take them long to write a story with no content.....

 

[mannej]

Cookies must be enabled. | The Australian

That article doesn't give an awful amount of detail.

 

[pat25d]

It might be behind the paywall though

 

[pat25d]

Or it's just Qantas PR being an cough.

Qantas plane makes unscheduled landing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[dodgeyhack]

Tight lipped eh?
At least they're not flapping their mouth off with nothing to say.

 

[tuapekastar]

Yep that's what the QF website says
Can assume a medical emergency perhaps ?

Reported as a medical emergency on radio news (no detail).

 

[Hvr]

Now being reported on 3aw that it was because of a medical emergency.

 

[Meggsy]

Can confirm it is a pressureisation issue. Aircraft is safely on the ground in Rocky and being tended to by emergency services.