- Qantas Airlines had engine issues.
- Qantas Airlines issued a mid-air mayday notice before landing successfully.
- The mayday warning was changed to possible assistance needed (PAN).
SYDNEY: On Wednesday, emergency services rushed out to the Sydney airport to receive an arriving Qantas airline that had engine issues and issued a mid-air mayday notice before landing successfully.
According to a Qantas statement, the flight, designated QF144, was departing from Auckland, New Zealand, with 145 passengers.
According to a reporter on the scene, the Boeing 737-800 airliner landed safely on the runway at Sydney Airport and will now be examined by engineers.
Before the plane landed, the mayday warning was changed to a PAN, or “possible assistance needed,” according to Qantas. Although the airline did not specify the issue, it did state that two hours after takeoff, one of the aircraft’s engines “had a difficulty.”
The statement read, “While in-flight engine shutdowns are rare and would naturally be concerning for our passengers, our pilots are trained to manage them safely and aircraft are designed to fly for an extended period of time on one engine.
A PAN signifies a scenario that “needs attention from air traffic control,” according to Airservices Australia, the government’s aviation regulator.
Since its founding more than 70 years ago, Qantas has maintained a reputation as one of the world’s safest airlines. The plane made a mayday call while flying over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, according to NSW Ambulance, who had stated that the service had started its “emergency activation” procedures.
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