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QR908 - Incident: Qatar A388 at Doha on Sep 5th 2022

Created Tuesday, Sep 6th 2022 19:06Z, last updated Wednesday, Sep 7th 2022 16:19Z

Doha Hamad International Airport
File photo: Doha Hamad International Airport.

A Qatar Airways Airbus A380-800, registration A7-APJ performing flight QR-908 from Doha (Qatar) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing out of Doha's runway 16L when the crew stopped the climb at about 2500 feet and returned to Doha for a safe landing on runway 16L about 11 minutes after departure.

According to information The Aviation Herald received the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.

A passenger tweeted about 11 hours after landing back, they had no assistance all night after being off-loaded. Minimal food and drinks, no accomodation. No information.

The flight was cancelled.

On Sep 7th 2022 the airline sent following statement: "Qatar Airways flight QR908 operating Doha (DOH) to Sydney (SYD) on 5 September returned to Doha after takeoff due to a cockpit indication of smoke onboard. The crew declared an emergency and the aircraft landed safely in Doha shortly afterwards where it was met by emergency services as a precaution. The safety and security of our passengers and crew remains our utmost priority and we apologize for the disruption to the travel plans of our customers."

Source: The Aviation Herald · #QR908 on X

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