Boeing VH-VBA

Summary

On 24 July 2009 at about 22:30 local time, a Boeing registered VH-VBA, operated by Virgin Blue, was involved in an incident near Melbourne, Australia. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 July 2009 at 22:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Nearest airport

Melbourne Airport (MEL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing

Registration

VH-VBA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Virgin Blue

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Melbourne → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG09WA010

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 24, 2009, about 2230 UTC, a Virgin Blue, Boeing 737-700 airplane, registration VH-VBA, sufferend a failue of the nose landing gear axle. During taxi for takeoff, the right nosewheel separated from the nose landing gear leg. The aircraft was able to be taxiied back to the gate. Initial examination of the landing gear indicates a region of fatigue cracking in the lower section of the landing gear axle, which has subsequently failed. The ATSB dispatched an investigation team to Melbourne Airport and will be recovering the components for specialist examination. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Australia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Bureau 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Tel International: +61 2 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 Email: [email protected] www.atsb.gov.au This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Australia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.