# NTSB ENG09WA012: Boeing 737, Launceton, Tasmania, Australia, August 21, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 21, 2009
- Place: Launceton, Tasmania, Australia
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG09WA012
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74599/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09WA012

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) reported that on August 21, 2009, a Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 airplane registered in Australia as VH-VOC, experienced two compressor surges in the left engine, a CFMI CFM56-7, shortly after takeoff from Launceton (LST), Tasmania, Australia. The pilots reduced the left engine's thrust to idle and returned to LST without further incident. A subsequent borescope inspection of the engine revealed damage to the high pressure compressor. The engine was replaced. This incident is under the investigation of the ATSB. Any inquiries regarding this incident should be directed to the ATSB at: 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 Postal address: PO Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-VOC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (804)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30623
- Engines: CFM CFM56 7B turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Virgin Blue
- Registered owner: Virgin Blue
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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