A Qantas flight to London has made an emergency touchdown in Azerbaijan after pilots have been alerted to the potential of smoke within the plane.
The A380 flight QF1 was pressured to land at Baku Airport on Friday afternoon and was met by emergency providers after pilots reported code 7700, which is used to speak an onboard emergency to air visitors controllers.
A Qantas spokesperson stated the flight from Singapore made the unscheduled touchdown after pilots obtained an intermittent fault indicator within the cockpit.
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They later clarified that the plane intermittently alerted the pilots to the potential of smoke within the cargo maintain.
“Though it was thought-about more likely to be a sensor fault, the plane diverted to Baku as a security precaution,” they stated.
Engineers will examine the plane previous to it persevering with its journey, with preliminary investigations discovering no proof of smoke on the aircraft.
“We thank clients for his or her endurance and we’re working to get them on their manner as rapidly as doable,” the spokesperson stated.
It’s unclear how lengthy the plane will stay in Baku.
