QANTAS MAYDAY

[Sunfish]

Inbound to SYD.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2023/01/18/qantas-flight-issues-mayday-alert/

[Matt48]

Inbound to SYD.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2023/01/18/qantas-flight-issues-mayday-alert/

Currently inbound Syd at 20,000ft and 367kts, ABC mentioned an engine problem, maybe one shutdown or at flight idle.

[MJA Chaser]

Its a PAN not a MAYDAY

[daelight]

Its a PAN not a MAYDAY

OP thinks he's a youtuber or tabloid editor?

[Capt Fathom]

They are actually squawking 7700 !

[B2N2]

Inbound to SYD.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2023/01/18/qantas-flight-issues-mayday-alert/

Well at least they got the numbers right…sort of.
Its a 737-800 with a picture of an A380 showing.

[Sunfish]

Allegedly an engine issue. Landed safely.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-flight-to-sydney-issues-mayday-reports-mid-air-engine-trouble-20230118-p5cdip.html

[Ab Initio]

I tuned into online ATC just in time to hear QF44 being handed from Director (East) to Sydney Twr. The twr controller acknowledged QF 144's Pan message before giving instructions.
(BTW - there were over 900 listeners tuned in to the frequency!)

Media is reporting a Mayday was initially issued but later downgraded to Pan.

[thunderbird five]

OMG, Sky News milking this one, "the unfolding emergency situation (for the plane that landed perfectly fine nearly an hour ago).
I might give an eyewitness account. I wasn't actually on board the flight, but I once was on a Qantas flight, but not NZ to Sydney.
GT's phone will be ringing HOT.

[DaveReidUK]

Allegedly an engine issue. Landed safely.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/qantas-flight-to-sydney-issues-mayday-reports-mid-air-engine-trouble-20230118-p5cdip.html

The video on the above link shows both reversers operating on landing.

[Herod]

Dave; not sure about that. Assuming I'm looking at the same video, you can only see the stbd reverser. I don't think the still shot before it is of the same aircraft.

As for theage describing the flight as "over the Pacific Ocean", unless my geography is at fault, that has always been the Tasman Sea.

[DaveReidUK]

Dave; not sure about that. Assuming I'm looking at the same video, you can only see the stbd reverser. I don't think the still shot before it is of the same aircraft.

Apologies - I mean the videos in the first post from NewDaily, though one of them now seems to have been pulled.

I did grab this screenshot before it disappeared, showing both T/Rs deployed:

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/770x378/qf144_de71bd2e1b8c38ab7711fd7f763ebb34bc0e3a2f.jpg

although it may be that this is just a stock video and not the landing in question.

[flynerd]

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/900x2000/screenshot_2023_01_18_14_27_35_21_8a6ce7ef6b1c5341b022b20d7f bb4b6e_3343f682241cf1de7d0d1c036373e4b0e6acccc6.jpg
Looks like the issue occurred about 20 minutes after they reached FL35. AND they continued to SYD.

[DaveReidUK]

Rest easy - the Melbourne Herald Sun has got to the root of the issue:

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/559x474/qf144_damage_26541f795a353e8d53952c2486f416c9fb73410f.jpg

[dr dre]

Looks like the issue occurred about 20 minutes after they reached FL35. AND they continued to SYD.

There’s no ADS-B surveillance coverage over the Tasman from that point just after top of climb off the NZ coast until the signal was received again closer to Australia. It didn’t take them two hours to drift down to FL200, it’s just a straight line drawn between the gaps in the coverage.

[flynerd]

There’s no ADS-B surveillance coverage over the Tasman from that point just after top of climb off the NZ coast until the signal was received again closer to Australia. It didn’t take them two hours to drift down to FL200, it’s just a straight line drawn between the gaps in the coverage.

Ah, thanks. That makes more sense.

[T28B]

This thread has further discussion (https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/650870-qf144-auckland-sydney-engine-out.html) on QF144 AUK to SYD.

[albatross]

Looking forward to 1 minute of “Breaking News reporting” by concerned, serious looking “talking heads” followed by 10 minutes of insightful commentary from “traumatized passengers” and the necessary speculation by an “Aviation Expert” as to cause.

[Innaflap]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/19/watchdog-launches-investigation-into-qantas-flight-that-issued-mayday-after-losing-engine

[megan]

The same photo in my newspaper Dave says it shows where there is a panel missing :p


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/559x474/qf144_damage_26541f795a353e8d53952c2486f416c9fb73410f_b2868d b544845864c13e672576d7edb0e8a0bc8b.jpg

[601]

Watchdog launches investigation into Qantas flight that issued mayday after losing engine

I hope they have luck finding the engine. The Pacific Ocean is a big area and deep.
Did the crew make a note of where the engine was lost?
That would be the first question asked by the "Watchdog"
If they did not, tea and biscuits.

[VHOED191006]

Someone check BOM & Geoscience Australia! We all might be in danger!!!!

[helispotter]

Media release regarding this incident on ATSB site:

https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/2023/737-engine-failure-incident

[pattern_is_full]

I hope they have luck finding the engine. The Pacific Ocean is a big area and deep.
Did the crew make a note of where the engine was lost?
That would be the first question asked by the "Watchdog"
If they did not, tea and biscuits.

Isn't there an old joke about a maintenance log entry?

Pilot entry: "#1 engine lost during descent."
Mechanic's entry: "#1 engine found under left wing - maintenance ticket closed."

Av Herald update says engine failed 300nm east of Sydney - not at TOC.

[PeterBlue]

Isn't there an old joke about a maintenance log entry?

Pilot entry: "#1 engine lost during descent."
Mechanic's entry: "#1 engine found under left wing - maintenance ticket closed.".
I think it harks back to piston engine days and went:

Pilot entry: "Left engine missing"
Maintenance entry: "Engine found after short search"

[mustafagander]

Damn I'd hate to lose an engine!!

Do you have any idea of how expensive they are?? You can be sure the company would charge you for it. :ok: