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Jetstar flight forced to land in Darwin after pilot identifies faulty instrument
A Jetstar flight heading from Melbourne to Singapore has turned around while above the Timor Sea and landed in Darwin, after the pilot noticed one of the flight instruments was faulty.
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Some of the passengers were unhappy with the situation, and said they only realised something was wrong when the plane's flight path began to show the craft was returning to Australia.
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"All I heard was something about ice impairing the reliability of something on the plane."
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Another man said he had heard there was a problem with a sensor.
He said he was annoyed the plane had turned back partway through the journey.
"It is terrible. We are meant to be in Singapore right now, but we are stuck in Darwin," he said.
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Ice, Sensors, Airbus ... how annoying!
A Jetstar flight heading from Melbourne to Singapore has turned around while above the Timor Sea and landed in Darwin, after the pilot noticed one of the flight instruments was faulty.
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Some of the passengers were unhappy with the situation, and said they only realised something was wrong when the plane's flight path began to show the craft was returning to Australia.
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"All I heard was something about ice impairing the reliability of something on the plane."
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Another man said he had heard there was a problem with a sensor.
He said he was annoyed the plane had turned back partway through the journey.
"It is terrible. We are meant to be in Singapore right now, but we are stuck in Darwin," he said.
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Ice, Sensors, Airbus ... how annoying!
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I heard it wrong then! And the pilot WAS being "annoying" if that was the case! 
edit: I see, it WAS a "pseudo Boeing" - no wonder the confusion! (Or maybe it made it to Singapore but the ADS-B showed Darwin...)
edit: I see, it WAS a "pseudo Boeing" - no wonder the confusion! (Or maybe it made it to Singapore but the ADS-B showed Darwin...)
If you had a sphincter valve jam and the left dump tank start venting into the cabin you'd want priority too.
Just lucky it wasn't another thronomeister issue. They can get pretty serious. Especially in plastic Boeings when the gauge stops working.
Just lucky it wasn't another thronomeister issue. They can get pretty serious. Especially in plastic Boeings when the gauge stops working.
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Rated as serious incident.
Great work to the crew in getting it down safely considering challenges faced.
http://atsb.gov.au/publications/inve...-2015-149.asps
Great work to the crew in getting it down safely considering challenges faced.
http://atsb.gov.au/publications/inve...-2015-149.asps
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Some of the passengers were unhappy with the situation
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AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE Message (19 Dec 2015)
During cruise at approximately 40,000 feet, messages FLIGHT CONTROL MODE, STALL WARNING SYS, AUTOPILOT DISC, NO AUTOLAND, and AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE showed. Crew completed the AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE checklist and diverted to the nearest suitable airport with an uneventful landing. Upon landing, all messages cleared. AHM data show that both engines (GE) were in Ice Crystal Icing accommodation mode and investigation has preliminarily concluded that this event was caused by icing.
During cruise at approximately 40,000 feet, messages FLIGHT CONTROL MODE, STALL WARNING SYS, AUTOPILOT DISC, NO AUTOLAND, and AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE showed. Crew completed the AIRSPEED UNRELIABLE checklist and diverted to the nearest suitable airport with an uneventful landing. Upon landing, all messages cleared. AHM data show that both engines (GE) were in Ice Crystal Icing accommodation mode and investigation has preliminarily concluded that this event was caused by icing.
