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BOEING 737 near Melbourne Airport — 2009-10-19

Investigation ongoingENG10WA004
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Date
2009-10-19
Location
Melbourne Airport, AU
Airport
MEL
Aircraft
BOEING 737
Registration
VH-VUI
Category
Airplane
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On October 20, 2009, at 0900 local time, a Virgin Blue Airlines Boeing 737-800 airplane, registration VH-VUI, experienced a failure of the right main landing gear outboard wheel assembly during landing at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, Australia. No one was injured on the scheduled domestic flight. The airplane suffered minor damage. The incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Board. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Australian Transport Safety Board 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 www.atsb.gov.au This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Australia.

NTSB coding

  • Aircraft structural failure · Landing

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