QF8 Return to LAX

[Syd eng]

Hi All

Any info on what happened to the QF8 out of DFW today?

A friend has just contacted me after 5 hours into the flight they landed at LAX with Fire Trucks around the aircraft and have been transported to hotels. Did not get much of an explaination from crew about it by the sounds of his questions

[ALAEA Fed Sec]

Heard it was a fumes event.

[rocket66]

If they were 5hrs into things wouldn't they divert to hawaii?

[Capt Fathom]

According to Flight Aware (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/QFA8), no where near Hawaii!:ugh:

[Eastwest Loco]

Flifo ex Qantas system follows

2QF8/16MAR«
QF RESPONSE
‡DOQF8/16MAR

* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO * QF 8 -1 SA 16MAR
CITY INFO HOUR (LOCAL)

DFW LEFT THE GATE 2225
TOOK OFF 2241
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 0100 LAX
LAX AIRCRAFT LANDED 0105
ARRIVED 0117
ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE 1700
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL 2340 BNE

* 1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO * QF 8 -1 SA 16MAR
APT ARR DY DEP DY CLASS/MEAL EQP GRND EFT TTL
DFW 2225 SA JCDIUWRTZYB/D 744 4:35
HKMLVSNQOGX/D

Looks like a ground hold until 1700 tomorrow.

Best all

EWL

[B772]

QF8 shown on Flight Aware as DFW to AKL ???

[Cookie7]

That's happened a few times over the last 6 months from memory.