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A second Qantas airplane has been struck by a possible mechanical downside, with a flight certain for Fiji pressured to return to Sydney on Thursday.
The airplane turned again mid-flight as a “precaution” and circled over the NSW coast for hours earlier than touchdown about 10.50am.
Qantas stated a “fault indicator” on the airplane had alerted the pilots to a “potential mechanical problem”.
Nevertheless the issue didn’t relate to a problem with the engine, Qantas stated.
It is the second scare in as many days after a Qantas flight from Auckland to Sydney issued a mayday name on Wednesday over suspected engine failure.
A Qantas spokesperson stated Thursday’s Boeing 737 flight was not an emergency or precedence touchdown.
“Our Sydney to Fiji flight has returned to Sydney as a precaution after pilots acquired a fault indicator a couple of potential mechanical problem,” stated the spokesperson.
“The pilots adopted commonplace procedures and the plane has landed usually in Sydney.
“Engineers will look at the plane.
“We thank clients for his or her endurance and we’re working to get them on their strategy to Fiji as rapidly as attainable.”
Flight QF101 was headed for town of Nadi on Fiji’s important island.
