Airbus A380-842, VH-OQA / 014, Qantas (QF / QFA)
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Registration: VH-OQA
Construction Number: 014
Model Airbus A380-842
Operator: Qantas (QF / QFA)
Airport: Sydney - Kingsford Smith International (SYD / YSSY), Australia - NSW
Photographer: Miklos Szabo
Date Taken: 22/11/2009
Date Submitted: 04/01/2014
First flight January 25 2009 with Airbus Industrie F-WWSK test registration. Delivered QANTAS September 9 as VH-OQA. Few days after this shot, December 4 2009, nose-wheel steering incident in London-Heathrow upon hard landing from Singapore, which destined the aircraft waiting some 40 minutes on taxiway, finally towed in with full of passengers. November 4 2010 flight QF32 Singapore-Sydney suffered minor explosion due to oil fire in engine #2, which damaged the port wing, forcing the flight to return to Singapore. The type was suspended for further investigation. Back in service April 21 2012.
Picture ID:1436051