ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345816
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 2023 |
| Time: | 06:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8FE (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Regional Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-YQR |
| MSN: | 41011/4476 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 77 nm W of Ballina, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) |
| Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flight VA336, a Boeing 737-8FE, had almost reached cruise altitude when the aircraft's rudder trim was inadvertently activated, causing the aircraft to yaw and roll to the left.
The pilot flying was controlling the aircraft through the autopilot and attempted to correct the roll through heading inputs. Shortly after, the autopilot was disconnected, and the aircraft returned to normal flight. An E/GPWS BANK ANGLE alert was triggered during the occurrence.
Sources:
ATSB
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2023-042
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-yqr#31e8211b
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 2013 | VH-YFP | Virgin Australia | 0 | YSSY - Sydney | |
non |
| Inflight smoke | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2023 10:48 | harro | Added |
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