QF17 to EZE another technical stop?
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QF17 to EZE another technical stop?
Unconfirmed for now, but just heard another unplanned stop was made this time by QF17 on the way to Buenos Aires. Anyone have more information?
It couldn't be another fuel stop could it?? Bad news comes in 3s?
It couldn't be another fuel stop could it?? Bad news comes in 3s?
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They were on the ground for 2 hours so it might not have been fuel. It might have been weather at EZE or even a medical. If it is one of those two, you can't criticise the airline.
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Smoke in the Cabin according to News.com.au. But knowing how the media reports aviation incidents probably means a wing fell off 
Seriously though is it common for an airline to be having such a string of mechanical problems or does it underline something more sinister, or is it just a media beat up
A QANTAS plane en route to Argentina has been forced to return to Sydney after smoke started coming from an instrument panel in the cockpit, in the the latest in a string of incidents for the airline.
QF17, which departed Sydney International Airport at 11.11am (AEDT) today with 199 passengers and 21 crew on board, turned around about one hour into the flight to Buenos Aires.
The Boeing 747 landed safely at Sydney Airport at 1.22pm. Engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the problem with the aircraft's electrical system.
Pilots donned oxygen masks and turned the plane around, dumping fuel over the Pacific Ocean before making a "priority landing" in Sydney.
"This is absolutely in line with procedure to ensure that they can safely arrive, which they did," Qantas spokeswoman Olivia Wirth told reporters.
Fabiana Sanhueza, 29, was on board the flight and said that half an hour into the trip they hit some turbulence but "thought it was normal".
e captain advised passengers that there was an electrical failure on the main control panel, which Ms Sanhueza said was expelling smoke into the cabin pit.
She said the other passengers were "worried" and the incident has made her concerned about flying again.
“I’m really scared about flying now, especially after what’s been happening with the Qantas aircrafts lately," Ms Sanhueza said.
"I had to take some pills to call me down.”
Ms Sanhueza was given a $30 voucher to have lunch and is due to fly again at 5pm on a different aircraft.
Another passenger, Samantha Gash, told the Nine Network passengers couldn't smell or hear anything unusual.
"All we noticed, because we were next to the wing, is when the fuel was let out. Everyone was very quiet and calm," she said.
"It was probably when we landed back in Sydney and there were four or five fire engine trucks behind us that people began to start to feel a bit uneasy."
Television footage showed fire trucks tailing the plane as it taxied to the terminal, though they were not put to use.
Qantas said the passengers would be put on other flights, and repairing the plane was not expected to take long.
Ms Wirth said the problem was a "minor electrical fault" that caused a "minimal" amount of smoke in the cockpit. No smoke entered the passenger cabin.
The airline says that reports the plane had lost pressure in the main cabin are incorrect. Oxygen supply to the cabin was not affected.
Qantas said it regretted the inconvenience to passengers and will seek to make alternative arrangements for those affected.
The airline has experienced a string of engine problems lately, with a 767 aircraft bound for Melbourne forced to turn back to Perth on Friday after vibration was detected in one of its engines.
A week earlier, a Sydney-bound Qantas Boeing 747 landed safely in Singapore after an engine caught fire minutes after takeoff.
Both 747 planes were fitted with Rolls-Royce RB211 engines.
It follows a fiery engine blow-out 11 days ago which grounded Qantas' entire A380 fleet.
Flight QF32 was just minutes in the air from Singapore on November 4 when one of its four Rolls-Royce engines exploded, shooting chunks of metal outwards and damaging the plane's wing.
Qantas has said it does not know when its six A380s will be back in the sky.
The latest incident has been reported to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Air Transport Safety Bureau.
Read more: Qantas flight 17 turns back to Sydney en route to Buenos Aires | News.com.au
QF17, which departed Sydney International Airport at 11.11am (AEDT) today with 199 passengers and 21 crew on board, turned around about one hour into the flight to Buenos Aires.
The Boeing 747 landed safely at Sydney Airport at 1.22pm. Engineers were inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause of the problem with the aircraft's electrical system.
Pilots donned oxygen masks and turned the plane around, dumping fuel over the Pacific Ocean before making a "priority landing" in Sydney.
"This is absolutely in line with procedure to ensure that they can safely arrive, which they did," Qantas spokeswoman Olivia Wirth told reporters.
Fabiana Sanhueza, 29, was on board the flight and said that half an hour into the trip they hit some turbulence but "thought it was normal".
e captain advised passengers that there was an electrical failure on the main control panel, which Ms Sanhueza said was expelling smoke into the cabin pit.
She said the other passengers were "worried" and the incident has made her concerned about flying again.
“I’m really scared about flying now, especially after what’s been happening with the Qantas aircrafts lately," Ms Sanhueza said.
"I had to take some pills to call me down.”
Ms Sanhueza was given a $30 voucher to have lunch and is due to fly again at 5pm on a different aircraft.
Another passenger, Samantha Gash, told the Nine Network passengers couldn't smell or hear anything unusual.
"All we noticed, because we were next to the wing, is when the fuel was let out. Everyone was very quiet and calm," she said.
"It was probably when we landed back in Sydney and there were four or five fire engine trucks behind us that people began to start to feel a bit uneasy."
Television footage showed fire trucks tailing the plane as it taxied to the terminal, though they were not put to use.
Qantas said the passengers would be put on other flights, and repairing the plane was not expected to take long.
Ms Wirth said the problem was a "minor electrical fault" that caused a "minimal" amount of smoke in the cockpit. No smoke entered the passenger cabin.
The airline says that reports the plane had lost pressure in the main cabin are incorrect. Oxygen supply to the cabin was not affected.
Qantas said it regretted the inconvenience to passengers and will seek to make alternative arrangements for those affected.
The airline has experienced a string of engine problems lately, with a 767 aircraft bound for Melbourne forced to turn back to Perth on Friday after vibration was detected in one of its engines.
A week earlier, a Sydney-bound Qantas Boeing 747 landed safely in Singapore after an engine caught fire minutes after takeoff.
Both 747 planes were fitted with Rolls-Royce RB211 engines.
It follows a fiery engine blow-out 11 days ago which grounded Qantas' entire A380 fleet.
Flight QF32 was just minutes in the air from Singapore on November 4 when one of its four Rolls-Royce engines exploded, shooting chunks of metal outwards and damaging the plane's wing.
Qantas has said it does not know when its six A380s will be back in the sky.
The latest incident has been reported to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Air Transport Safety Bureau.
Read more: Qantas flight 17 turns back to Sydney en route to Buenos Aires | News.com.au
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Ah well my mistake, as I said all I had heard is that there was a stop, glad it was weather and not more nefarious reasons!
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