ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310358
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| Date: | Thursday 29 October 2015 |
| Time: | 18:26 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Jetstar Airways |
| Registration: | VH-VWT |
| MSN: | 3717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Melbourne International Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Melbourne International Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) |
| Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 29 October 2015, an Airbus A321 registered VH-VWT was being operated from Melbourne to Perth, Western Australia, after the scheduled Airbus A320 aircraft became unavailable. During take-off, the pilot flying needed significantly more control input than normal to rotate the aircraft. After conducting a passenger count, the crew found that the passenger distribution in the cabin was too far forward, making the aircraft nose heavy. The crew moved six passengers to the rear zone for the remainder of the flight, and amended the weight and balance calculations prior to approach and landing. It was later established that passenger seating allocations had been determined using the seat map for an A320 instead of an A321. This occurrence was part of safety issues investigation AI-2015-139 which was discontinued under Section 21(2) of the Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003. The discontinuation notice is published on the ATSB website.
Sources:
ATSB OA2015-05408
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