On-board fire false alarm QF141 - emerg landing at AKL

[RooFlyer]

The Oz on-line ('breaking')

Fire fears sparks emergency landing of Qantas flight

In a terrifying ordeal, a Qantas flight due for Auckland has been forced to make an emergency landing over fears a fire broke out on-board the aircraft.

The QF141 flight, travelling from Sydney to Auckland, made an emergency landing at Auckland Airport shortly after noon local time.

A Qantas spokeswoman said the pilots received a warning light, indicating there was a fire in the front cargo hold, sparking the emergency landing.

“The aircraft landed safely at Auckland Airport and passengers have disembarked.

“Preliminary investigations report that there was no fire in the front cargo hold. Our engineers will inspect the aircraft to determine the cause.”

With no evidence of a fire on board, Qantas engineers are now investigating whether an electrical issue caused the false alarm.

 

[AuSammy]

OMG, really "a terrifying ordeal"

Journalists

 

[markis10]

Yawn…

 

[RooFlyer]

Yawn…

Pilots apparently didn't sleep through it .

 

[moa999]

Wonder what the communication from the coughpit was.

 

[Daver6]

Looks like they climbed to about 38,000 feet and then a gradual decent to 30,000 feet over an hour or so. Any idea what that's about? Is that normal?

Wonder what the communication from the coughpit was.

 

[kookaburra75]

I think after reading responses to when a SIN-LHR bound Qantas flight had a cargo bay fire alert, the drill was hit the extinguishers and get on the ground as quickly as possible. While it may have been a faulty sensor, you only know what you know at that point in time.