Looks like damaged A380 VH-OQF is out for a test flight, departing Sydney around 15:29 as QF6001 and heading northeast. It popped up on ADSB between the International Terminal and Bay 74, then taxied to Alpha 6 and departed on RW34L. There have been no ACARS transmissions from the aircraft.
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15:57 Turned due south off the coast from Myall Lake at FL310
16:07 Turned right Heading 264 and overhead
VARLY maintaining FL310. They look to be tracking for
MARLN to join the approach pattern.
16:13 Turned right inside
GOVER Heading 004 so now look to be doing another large orbit.
16:25 Turned right Heading 165 and descended to FL200
16:39 Contacted Sydney Approach - descend to 9000ft for RW34L and following UAE419 in.
16:43 ATC clearance to 6000ft for right circuit RW34L (UAE419 was given the overfly at 6000ft and left circuit for RW34L)
16:48 Left turn onto downwind and contact Director
16:56 Requested vacate on the Alpha 2 Rapid so they would get more taxi time. Taxiing on Alpha
17:03 Look to have shutdown at Gate 6 after an ADSB Tracking Time of over 91 minutes.
