ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247701
Last updated: 10 February 2021
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| Date: | 05-FEB-2021 |
| Time: | 00:35 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-EBK |
| C/n / msn: | 945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 435 km SW of Adelaide -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Qantas flight QF583, an Airbus A330-202, was en-route from Melbourne to Perth at about 1405 UTC (0035 CSuT) when the flight crew conducted an emergency descent from 40,000 feet to 10,000 feet due to a depressurisation indication. An emergency was declared to air traffic control and the aircraft diverted to Adelaide, where it safely landed at 1533 UTC (0203 CSuT).
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2021/aair/ao-2021-005/
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/VHEBK/history/20210204/0840Z/YSSY/YPAD
Images:
Photo of VH-EBK courtesy AirHistory.net
Perth (YPPH / PER)
14 July 2018; (c) Kurt Finger
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2021 20:17 | harro | Added |
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