Date:	Monday 15 November 2010
Time:	12:00
Type:	Boeing 747-438
Owner/operator:	Qantas
Registration:	VH-OEI
MSN:	32913/1330
Year of manufacture:	2003
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 220
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Location:	Near Sydney, NSW -   Australia
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY)
Destination airport:	SAEZ
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
During the climb the crew detected smoke in the cockpit. Oxygen gear was used by the pilots who then conducted an emergency descent. Fuel was dumped before a safe landing was made.

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2010/aair/ao-2010-095.aspx
http://www.qantas.com/error/pages/global/en/500.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/15/australia.qantas.emergency.landing/index.html

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27 February 2014	VH-OEI	Qantas	0	Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX)		unk
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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Nov-2010 02:46	VHKDK	Added
15-Nov-2010 03:09	harro	Updated [Location, Source, ]
15-Nov-2010 03:11	harro	Updated [Damage, ]
15-Nov-2010 15:35	MarkStep	Updated [Total occupants, Source, ]