DCA13WA032

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Perth, Australia · December 4, 2012

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
December 4, 2012
Place
Perth, Australia
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
VH-VZLBoeing 737
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
85848

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Factual narrative

On 4 December 2012, at approximately 1618 local time, a Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZL, experienced a significant wind shift which degraded the aircraft's takeoff performance during the takeoff run. The crew applied full power and continued the takeoff. There was no damage to the airplane, and no injuries. The investigation is being conducted by the Australian Transportation Safery Bureau. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to the ATSB at: Australian Transportation Safery Bureau 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 1800 020 616 Email: atsbinfo@atsb.gov.au

Aircraft

Registration
VH-VZL
Reported as
Boeing 737 (838)
Serial number
34194
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Qantas Airways Limited