Last Sunday, a Qantas Boeing 787 operating a flight between Vancouver and Sydney diverted to Honolulu due to an electrical issue.
More information has come to life regarding this incident, but here is what we know so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Qantas Flight QF76 Vancouver-Sydney: Honolulu Diversion…
Qantas flight QF76, which diverted to Honolulu with an electrical issue, is a routine scheduled flight between Vancouver & Sydney.
The aircraft involved in this incident is VH-ZNH.
As per data from Planespotters.net, VH-ZNH is a 5.5 year old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
It was delivered to the airline back in November 2018.
Furthermore, of the 787-9 variant, Qantas has 14 in the fleet, of which all are in active service.
Moreover, average fleet age for the variant stands at 5.1 years at the airline.
QF76, which was involved in the electrical issue in Honolulu, departed Vancouver at 2126 local time on April 13 and initially proceeded southbound to Sydney.
Upon reaching the Hawaii area, the aircraft then deviated west and descended towards HNL.
It is understood that the aircraft landed without further incident not long after that deviation.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood the issue was an electrical generator issue.
It is understood that the aircraft landed with full flaps due to the nature of the technical issue.
Grounded For Four Days…
Data from RadarBox highlights that VH-ZNH, the Qantas 787 involved in the electrical issue in Honolulu whilst enroute to Sydney from Vancouver, was grounded for four days.
On April 17, the aircraft positioned over to Melbourne, where it has been since (At the time of writing (18/4/24 @ 1630 UK time).
It is unclear how long it will take for the relevant repairs to be made to the aircraft.
For now, all eyes will be on what the extent of the failure looks like and how long it will take to fix.
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