# NTSB DCA13WA032: Boeing 737, Perth, Australia, December 4, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 4, 2012
- Place: Perth, Australia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85848/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA032

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (838)
- Serial number: 34194
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Qantas Airways Limited

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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