NZ825 - Incident: ANZ B789 over Tasman Sea on Oct 17th 2021
Created Sunday, Oct 17th 2021 13:26Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 17th 2021 13:26Z
An ANZ Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9, registration ZK-NZD performing flight NZ-825 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Perth,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL350 over the Tasman Sea about 410nm west of Auckland when the crew decided to return to Auckland. The aircraft climbed to FL380 for the return and landed safely back in Auckland about one hour after turning around.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to an air conditioning problem.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration ZK-NZJ reached Perth with a delay of 6.5 hours.
Source: The Aviation Herald