Boeing 787 VH-VKK

Summary

On 7 August 2016 at about 01:00 local time, a Boeing 787 registered VH-VKK, operated by Jetstar, was involved in an incident near Over the Pacific, Unknown. 320 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 August 2016 at 01:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Over the Pacific, Unknown

Nearest airport

Guam Intl (GUM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 787

Registration

VH-VKK

Category

Airplane

Year built

2015

Engines

2

Operator

Jetstar

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tokyo → Gold Coast

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG16WA032

Nobody was injured.

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 August 7, 2016, a Jetstar Boeing 787, powered by 2 General Electric (GE) GEnx-1B64/P2 engines experienced a right engine (No. 2) low oil quantity indication while cruising over the Pacific. The engine was shutdown and the airplane was diverted to Guam where an uneventful landing was made. This incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Board and the NTSB is participating as the US Accredited Representative in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer for the engines and airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.