Created Tuesday, Aug 9th 2022 16:06Z, last updated Tuesday, Aug 9th 2022 16:06Z
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZH performing flight
QF-186 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Brisbane,QL (Australia), was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (CFM56) down, stopped the climb at FL200 and decided to divert to Christchurch (New Zealand), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 20 about 65 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-XZJ positioned from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Christchurch, continued the flight and reached Brisbane with a delay of 22.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Christchurch about 36 hours after landing there.
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