Landing incident on Qantas flight QF6 Rome-Perth

Yesterday, information emerged that an incident occurred during the landing of Qantas flight QF6 from Rome in Perth.

Such details are limited, but below is what we know about it so far.

Without further ado, let’s get started…

Qantas flight QF6 Rome-Perth…

The Qantas flight QF6, on which the incident occurred during landing, is a routine flight between Rome Fiumicino and Perth Airport.

Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was VH-ZNC.

According to data from Planespotters.net, VH-ZNC is a 6.6-year-old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was delivered to the airline in January 2018.

In addition, Qantas has 14 787-9 aircraft in its fleet.

Of these 14, all are in active service and the average fleet age is 5.5 years.

In addition to the 787-9, the Australian airline has the following other aircraft in its fleet:

• 26 Airbus A330.
• 10 Airbus A380.
• 75 Boeing 737.

Qantas flight QF6, on which the landing incident occurred, left Rome at 15:50 local time on 23 August and was headed for Perth.

Everything went normally during the 15-hour flight and the plane landed safely and without further incident yesterday afternoon at 1:48 p.m. local time.

The incident?: Burst tires during landing…

According to the Aviation Herald, the incident involving QF6 from Rome in Perth is believed to have been caused by a tire blowout.

It is believed that the aircraft managed to leave the runway and taxi safely to the gate so that passengers could disembark.

In addition, it is assumed that the connecting flight to Sydney was cancelled for this reason.

Since the incident, the Boeing 787 aircraft involved, type VH-ZNC, has remained on the ground for more than 24 hours.

Overall, it is unclear when the aircraft will return to commercial operation.

This is because maintenance teams have to replace tires and inspect the equipment itself for further damage and repair it accordingly.

As soon as we have further information about this incident, we will inform you accordingly.

Click on the banner to subscribe to our weekly emergency and incident newsletter.

Click on the photo to join our WhatsApp channel and stay updated with all the news in the aviation industry!