A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney has been turned back over a reported mechanical issue. 7NEWS
A Qantas spokesperson told 7NEWS.com.au pilots on the flight received an “indication of a minor engine issue”.“Customers will be re-accommodated on the next available flights over the next few hours.”A Qantas flight from Melbourne to Sydney has been turned back over a reported ‘engine issue’.It is the third reported mechanical issue in as many days for Qantas, beginning with a mayday alert issued earlier in the week.
Just after 2pm on Wednesday, about an hour outside of Sydney, the pilot for flight QF144 from Auckland reported one of the twin engines had malfunctioned and was losing power. Passengers reported turbulence on the flight but said they were unaware of a mayday alert until they landed. Meanwhile, on Thursday morning, a Qantas flight to Fiji was turned back to Sydney after reported “potential mechanical issues”.
Flight QF101, was delayed in Sydney at about 8.30am before it spent almost two hours circling over the NSW coast.Online flight tracker Flightradar24 showed the plane making loops off the east coast before heading back to Sydney.
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