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Qantas Diverts Due to Faulty fuel Valve


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What: Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA
Where: Nadi, Fiji
When: Jan 18th 2011
Why: While en route to Los Angeles, the plane’s engine 4 developed fuel valve problems. The flight diverted to Nadi where they made a safe landing. Passengers were processed by 3 immigration officers.

The number of passengers was not available.

25 Qantas economy passengers were offered a ride on the Air Pacific FJ810 service from Nadi to LAX without their luggage. Other passengers took advantage of overnight accommodations as they waited for a replacement flight to come from Sydney. Apparently their first replacement flight also had to be replaced.

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