QR920 - Incident: Qatar A35K near Male on Dec 6th 2024

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000, registration A7-ANP performing flight QR-920 from Doha (Qatar) to Auckland (New Zealand), was enroute at FL330 about 40nm southeast of Male (Maldives) when the crew decided to divert to Male, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 36 about 35 minutes later.

The airline reported a technical issue prompted the diversion.

Passengers reported the crew announced a minor technical problem. After landing at Male the left hand engine doors were opened.

A replacement Airbus A350-1000 registration A7-ANI resumed the flight and reached Auckland with a delay of about 15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 26 hours, then positioned back to Doha.