ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278169
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 April 2022 |
| Time: | 07:07 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8FE (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-YFZ |
| MSN: | 41005/6551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Gold Coast Airport, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Gold Coast Airport, QLD (OOL/YBCG) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Virgin Australia Airlines flight VA504, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a flight control issue during a flight from Gold Coast Airport to Sydney, Australia.
During initial climb and again on approach, the crew reported reported an uncommanded roll to the right and cabin crew reported abnormal noise during the climb.
The engineering inspection revealed the outboard left flap was skewed to the right. The inspection also found damage to the hardware associated with the flap’s operation, including the inboard program roller and support which had fractured and departed the aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2022/aair/ao-2022-029/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-yfz#2ba223b3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2022 06:15 | harro | Added |
| 16-May-2022 06:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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