DCA17WA055

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Brisbane, Australia · January 6, 2017

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
January 6, 2017
Place
Brisbane, Australia
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
VH-VUHBoeing 737
Defining event
Taxi: Part(s) separation from AC
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
94591

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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.

Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on January 06, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Australia.

Aircraft

Registration
VH-VUH
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8FE)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Virgin Australia
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport