ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71882
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| Date: | Saturday 4 July 2009 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-842 |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-OQA |
| MSN: | 014 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 972B-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 472 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS) |
| London Heathrow (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Qantas Airbus A380-800, registration VH-OQA performing flight QF-31 from Singapore (Singapore) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), aborted the approach and went around due to a problem with the nose gear. The airplane went into a holding, the crew declared PAN reporting failed nose gear steering and performed a safe landing onto Heathrow's runway 27L. The airplane had to be towed to the apron.
Runway 27L was closed for about 30 minutes.
The airplane was repaired, departed for the return flight QF-32 with a delay of 2 hours and reached Singapore 1:45 hours past schedule.
Sources:
1. Aviation Herald: http://avherald.com/h?article=41c4c6e8&opt=0
2. The Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/qantas-a380-go-around-due-to-cockpit-steering-system-fault-message/story-0-1225747338630
3. http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic7317.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 2009 | VH-OQA | Qantas | 0 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 4 November 2010 | VH-OQA | Qantas | 0 | near Batam Island |  |
sub |
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2010 11:22 | ruthyruth | Added |
| 24-Jan-2010 11:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2014 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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