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What: Qantas Airbus A380-842 en route from Singapore to London
Where: Dubai
When: Nov 4th 2011
Who: 258 passengers, 35 Crew
Why: While en route, the Qantas Airbus received an indication that the Trent 972 outboard right hand engine #4 suffered from low oil quantity.

Due to the indication, pilots shut down the affected engine and diverted to Dubai where they circled for an hour before they made a safe landing.

Passengers left Dubai on the 5th for London.

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When: Sunday October 25 7.30pm
Who: Not available
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