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laardvark

7th Dec 2014 15:20

QF 2

flightradar 24 , approaching perth now . 200 nm at 9000' . hope theres not a problem here .

laardvark

7th Dec 2014 16:04

holding at yanchep now . still 9000' .

malcolmf

7th Dec 2014 16:22

Landed safely at Perth.

Anti Skid On

7th Dec 2014 21:32

QF2 Emergency descent

Hardly a major, air con/pressurization issues and a divert to Perth Qantas A380 descended rapidly before forced landing - World - NZ Herald News

Passengers shocked by 2500 feet per minute descent rate!

newt	7th Dec 2014 21:49

Any excuse to go to Perth!:):)

[Steve]

8th Dec 2014 00:09

According to the ABC, a Qantas spokesman said that air conditioning is non-essential.

Sydney-bound Qantas plane makes 30,000ft emergency descent after air conditioning fails - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

It appears Andrew McGinnes is also quoted as inferring that the aircraft could have continued to Dubai at 10,000ft. The only issue is that it would have been a little bumpy.

Fuel?

KelvinD

8th Dec 2014 15:15

It would also have been a little off the beaten track if it had continued to Dubai. It was travelling from Dubai to Sydney.

DaveReidUK

8th Dec 2014 17:42

Quote:

Passengers shocked by 2500 feet per minute descent rate!

If the descent from FL400 to FL100 had really been at 2500fpm, there wouldn't have been any passengers left to be shocked.

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