- Date
- May 7, 2010, 17:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Sydney, Australia
- Injuries
- 246 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- N128UABoeing 747-422
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- FAA report
- 20100507033119I
- Case key
- 75950
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Analysis
On May 7, 2010, at 1700 UTC a Boeing 747-400, N128UA, operated by United Airlines, experienced a tailstrike on departure from Sydney, Australia. The airplane had minor damage and returned to SYD and landed without injuries or futher incident. The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (www.atsb.gov.au).
Factual narrative
On May 7, 2010, at 1700 UTC a Boeing 747-400, N128UA, operated by United Airlines, experienced a tailstrike on departure from Sydney, Australia. The airplane had minor damage and returned to SYD and landed without injuries or futher incident. The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). The NTSB designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to the ATSB's investigation under the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 as the state of manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au
Aircraft
- Registration
- N128UA
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-422
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 30023
- Engines
- P&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanP&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanP&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fanP&W PW4000 SER, 60,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Air Lines Inc
- Registered owner
- United Air Lines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- SYD · Sydney
- Destination
- KSFO · San Francisco, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SYD · Sydney, Australia, runway 34L
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
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