Virgin Australia‘s Boeing 737-700 returned to Perth (Australia) due to an as yet unknown technical problem.
The aircraft, registration VH-NBV, was preparing for a domestic flight to Brisbane at 10:45am local time. The 737 took off to the south before turning to the northeast. But, after take off the pilots noted AirLive.net technical problem. It is not clear what exactly happened on board. The pilots stopped the climb at an altitude of 7,000 feet (about 2,000 meters) and went into the holding position, also known as keep a pattern.
Burning fuel
Over Perth, the 737 made several rounds in a pattern that differed from the usual one. If an airplane, for example, than take off If a technical problem is encountered, air traffic control is often instructed to return to the starting point. Since a machine carries a certain amount of fuel, depending on the number of kilometers that need to be covered, the machine can be too heavy when it returns immediately. In that case several flight cycles are decided until kerosene is burned.
Deviating pattern
During the keep a pattern (large / apple) are often made. However, the 737 flew over Perth in a block pattern shortly after take off. As a result Flightradar24 in a particular picture. It took two hours on the plane. A flight from Perth to Brisbane requires four to five hours of fuel. Virgin Australia arranged another 737 for the passengers, registration VH-VUL. The passengers arrived at their destination more than four hours late.
2024-10-14 06:30:00
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