Qatar Airways flight diverted to Colombo

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A Qatar Airways flight en route from Doha to Perth in Australia was forced to divert to Colombo in Sri Lanka after the pilot reported a suspected fuel leak in one of the aircraft's engines, it was reported.

"A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, registration A7-BAW performing flight QR-900 from Doha (Qatar) to Perth,WA (Australia), was enroute at FL310 about 190nm westsouthwest of Colombo (Sri Lanka) when the crew decided to divert to Colombo due to a suspected fuel leak from the left hand engine (GE90). The aircraft landed safely on Colombo's runway 22 about 30 minutes later," The Aviation Herald reported.

The captain reported an indicator problem and flight attendants were told to monitor the left wing for leaks, the report added.

A replacement aircraft was flown to Colombo and the flight reached Perth with a delay of just over ten hours.

The diverted aircraft returned to Doha and was grounded for 24 hours before it was allowed back in service. (Source: Arabian Business)

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zuh Tuesday, 02 September 2014 04:32 PM

nice move well done captain via DM Android App

aircraft Tuesday, 02 September 2014 05:00 PM

great job via DM Android App

saif Tuesday, 02 September 2014 05:10 PM

thank God everything went fine copacetic via DM Android App

shakir Wednesday, 03 September 2014 12:49 AM

Great

Joho9 Wednesday, 03 September 2014 07:12 AM

save the people well done crew via DM Android App

joseph Wednesday, 03 September 2014 03:45 AM

Well I wonder what the reaction and publicity this would have got if it was a Malaysian Air Line.

felix Wednesday, 03 September 2014 04:34 AM

Well done captain. Very alert. Safety comes first. I am sure the passengers appreciated the move although there was a delay.

Rohan Wednesday, 03 September 2014 06:12 AM

Sri Lanka the next in line international hub in world aviation industry... Namo Namo Matha...

Roshan Wednesday, 03 September 2014 06:14 AM

why not to Mattala

Deborah Anne Cramer Wednesday, 03 September 2014 06:31 AM

Well done Captain. Congratulations on a great move.

kithudugama Wednesday, 03 September 2014 08:53 AM

Api ona tharam bora thel dennam - SPC

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