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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 2022 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-838 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-VZJ |
| MSN: | 34185/3542 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Nouméa-Tontouta Airport (NOU/NWWW) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During taxi, airport ground operations observed flames at the rear of the no. 2 engine of Qantas flight QF91. The crew shut down the no. 2 engine and returned the aircraft to the bay. The engineering inspection revealed an oil puddle in the exhaust plug.
Sources:
OA2022-03102
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qf91#2cf556a5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 2019 | VH-VZJ | Qantas | 0 | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) | |
unk |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2023 11:03 | harro | Updated |
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