Smelly cockpit forces Qantas jet down
Edmund Tadros
February 26, 2008 - 8:34AM
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A Qantas jumbo jet was given priority landing clearance as it arrived in Sydney yesterday after its flight crew noticed an "odour" in the cockpit.
Qantas said flight QF566 from Perth to Sydney was given priority clearance to land last night after it "developed an odour in the cockpit" as it approached Sydney.
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"The flight crew responded in accordance with their training and notified Sydney's air traffic control that they would require priority clearance to land," a spokesman said.
"The aircraft landed and taxied to the gate without incident and the 374 passengers disembarked normally.
"We are investigating the incident, which has been reported to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau."
The spokesman said the flight landed at 9.59pm but would not provide details of what type of odour the flight crew noticed.
He said he was checking if there had been similar incidents on other Qantas flights.
- with AAP
