The mayday call was made as the Boeing 737 aircraft faced a midair queue of planes waiting to land.
The pilots of a Qantas passenger jet were forced to declare a “mayday” on a transcontinental flight after running low on fuel as they were put in a midair queue with other planes near Perth.
The Qantas Boeing 737-838 aircraft, which had departed Brisbane more than five hours earlier, eventually landed safely at Perth Airport in what air-safety investigators describe as a “fuel mayday on descent”. A “fuel mayday” call by pilots is rare. “During descent, the crew declared an emergency due to the amount of fuel on board and proceeded to land at Perth. The aircraft landed with reserves intact,” it said.The air-safety bureau said a final report would be released once its investigation was completed. However, it will recommend safety measures earlier if a “critical safety issue” is identified during the investigation.
Lucas, an A330 check and training captain, said Qantas pilots had “significant discretion” under civil aviation orders about how much fuel they ordered, and would order extra “above and beyond company-identified minimums” to cover contingencies during flights.
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