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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 2025 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Saab 340B+ |
| Owner/operator: | Link Airways |
| Registration: | VH-VEF |
| MSN: | 340B-408 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 21 km NW of Sunshine Coast Airport, QLD (MCY) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sunshine Coast Airport, QLD (MCY/YBSU) |
| Theodore Airport, QLD (TDR/YTDR) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During climb, the crew received a fire warning from the no. 1 engine. The crew shut down the engine and returned the aircraft to Sunshine Coast Airport, QLD (MCY).
Sources:
ATSB
https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2025/08/19/plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-issues/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VHVEF/history/20250818/2145Z/YBSU/YBSU
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 2020 | A3-PUA | Real Tonga Airlines | 0 | Vava'u-Lupepau'u Airport (VAV/NFTV) |  |
unk |
| Bird strike | ||||||
| 8 December 2023 | A3-PUA | Lulutai Airlines | 0 | Nuku'alofa-Fua'Amotu International Airport (TBU/NFTF) | |
sub |
| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2025 15:09 | ASN | Added |
| 21-Aug-2025 15:10 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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