{"id":169450,"date":"2025-09-26T02:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/169450\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T02:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T02:53:07","slug":"qantas-pilot-declares-mayday-emergency-after-fire-during-sydney-to-auckland-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/169450\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas pilot declares mayday emergency after \u2018fire\u2019 during Sydney to Auckland flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Passengers on board a Qantas flight out of Sydney have been caught up in a frightening mid-air emergency after the pilot was forced to make a mayday call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">QFA141 was on its way to Auckland when the pilot requested a full emergency be declared after being alerted to a potential fire in the cargo hold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Qantas Boeing 737 is understood to have had 163 people on board at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3mk41m-StyledText eze0guv9\">Sign up to The Nightly&#8217;s newsletters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1r9pdr5-StyledSubText eze0guv8\">Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>By continuing you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/thenightly.com.au\/subscription-terms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sevenwestmedia.com.au\/privacy-policies\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The flight took off at 7.07am and landed at Auckland International Airport about 11.50am surrounded by emergency vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Kerry Radmall who was on the far side of the runway when the plane landed told <a class=\"css-hwy1qg-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/nz-news\/360836360\/fire-and-emergency-called-incident-auckland-international-airport\">Stuff<\/a> he saw the plane land but could not see any smoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A Qantas spokesperson said during a flight the pilots were receiving intermittent indications about the possible fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">It is understood the alerts began about one hour out of Auckland but there was no smoke in the cabin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThe pilots followed standard procedures and notified authorities through a mayday call,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThe aircraft landed safely at Auckland Airport and passengers have disembarked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPreliminary investigations report that there was no fire in the front cargo hold. Our engineers will inspect the aircraft to determine the cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a19c345c1faa88aed888d618a54fcc82f2ed2dab.jpg\" alt=\"The Qantas Boeing 737 is understood to have had 163 people on board at the time.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>The Qantas Boeing 737 is understood to have had 163 people on board at the time. Credit: Flight Aware<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said it was alerted to an emergency at Auckland Airport at 11.05am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWe have received reports a Qantas flight from Sydney had a fire on board. 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