- Date
- August 15, 2013, 08:00 local (08:00 UTC)
- Place
- Melbourne, Australia
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- VH-VPFBoeing 777
- Defining event
- Enroute-descent: Flight control sys malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88090
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Flight control sys malf/failAll aircraft: 410 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Australian Transportation Safety Board (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777 that occurred on August 15, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-VPF
- Reported as
- Boeing 777
- Damage
- No damage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport