It has emerged that a Qantas flight bound for Auckland made an emergency landing in Sydney due to a bird strike this morning local time.
Information has been released pertinent to this incident, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Qantas Flight QF141 – Sydney to Auckland…
Qantas flight QF141, which made an emergency landing, is a routine scheduled flight between Sydney and Auckland.
The aircraft involved in this incident is VH-XZD.
As per data from Planespotters.net, VH-XZD is a 11.2 year old Boeing 737-800 that was delivered to the carrier in April 2013.
Furthermore, of the 737-800 variant, Qantas has 75 of them in their fleet.
Of that 75, all but six are in active service, with an average fleet age of 16.2 years on the variant.
QF141 departed Sydney at 0720 local time, and initially climbed out towards Auckland.
As reported by The Aviation Herald, it is understood the aircraft suffered a bird strike during departure.
From there, it is understood passengers felt a jolt, as in contact with the bird.
According to the safety outlet, the smell of rotten meat then developed in the cabin, to back up the cause.
After a series of holds to burn fuel, the aircraft came in for an emergency landing into Sydney.
The Auckland-bound flight landed back at it’s departure point at 0917 local time, after nearly two hours in the air.
Minor Damage?: Aircraft Returned to Service Earlier Today…
No imagery has arisen following the bird strike on Qantas flight QF141 Sydney-Auckland.
However, data from RadarBox shows that the aircraft was grounded for around five-to-six hours before returning to commercial service.
Following the fixes made, the aircraft continued to operate the Cairns sector, with the return landing back into SYD at 2042 local time.
It was understood at the time that a replacement aircraft was being sourced to operate the flight up to Auckland.
Furthermore, RadarBox data shows that the next flight to the NZ destination is at 0710 local time on June 8.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this incident, we will update you accordingly.
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