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Incident: Qantas B763 near Mount Isa on Jan 29th 2012, smell of smoke in cockpit
By Simon Hradecky, created Sunday, Jan 29th 2012 14:16Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 29th 2012 14:34Z
A Qantas Boeing 767-300, registration VH-OGJ performing flight QF-825 from Darwin,NT to Brisbane,QL (Australia) with 170 passengers, was enroute near Mount Isa,QL when the crew reported smell of smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Mount Isa for a safe landing.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VZV has been dispatched from Brisbane to Mount Isa as flight QF-6160 and is estimated to reach Brisbane with a delay of 8 hours.
A passenger reported there were no stairs available at Mount Isa to serve the Boeing 767, hence a fork lift was used.
Mount Isa Airport reported emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke. A wheel chair lift was used to help passengers down as there were no stairs available for a Boeing 767, that does not normally land in Mount Isa.
Courtesy of Av Herald