Qatar Airways flight made emergency landing in Brisbane

QATAR BOEING 777-3DZER A7-BAI (MSN 36095)

A Qatar Airways flight had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff after a passenger noted “something hanging from the wing” of the aircraft.

Qatar Airways flight QR899 departed Brisbane International Airport en route to Dohar, Qatar, just after 11 p.m. on the 31st of December. The plane climbed to 10,000 on its expected 14-hour flight when a passenger reported they saw something handing off the wing of the 777-300.

Passengers noticed something white hanging/coming off the right wing.” one passenger wrote in a since-deleted comment. “The Pilot came and took a look through the passenger windows, shining a torch on the wing.”

After shining a flashlight on the wing, the pilot returned to the cockpit and made the decision to return to Brisbane for an emergency landing. The planed leveled off at 10,000 feet and circled the airport, dropping fuel into the ocean prior to landing safely.

A spokesperson for Qatar Airways said in a message that a “technical issue” forced the plane to return to Brisbane.

“Passengers were assisted by ground services which include providing hotel accommodation before resuming their journey at the earliest opportunity and we apologised for any inconvenience caused,” Qatar Airways said in a statement.

The 777 departed runway 19L at 11.11 pm local, climbed to 10,000 feet, circled for one hour and twenty-one minutes before landing back on runway 19L at 12.32am New Year's Day. 


Aircraft Information
Airline: Qatar Airways 
Code: QR/QTR
Aircraft: Boeing 777-3DZER
Registration: A7-BAI
Serial Number: 36095
Engines: 2 x GE GE90-115B
First Flew: 15/5/2008
Age: 14 Yrs. 8 Mts

The aircraft was on the ground in Brisbane for two days and departed on the 2nd of January at 2.25am as QR3165