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Serious incident to the Airbus A380 registered VH-OQG operated by Qantas on 20/05/2017 at Los Angeles [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Vibrations puis arrêt commandé du moteur n°4 pendant la montée initiale, demi-tour, atterrissage

Responsible entity

Australia - ATSB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Australia :

Flight Los Angeles USA - Melbourne Australia

During climb, the crew detected vibrations from the No. 4 engine and received an engine fire indication. The crew shut down the engine and returned the aircraft to Los Angeles.