Boeing 747-400 VH-OJK

Summary

On 25 July 2008 at about 11:15 local time, a Boeing 747-400 registered VH-OJK, operated by Qantas Airways Limited, was involved in an accident near Manila, Philippines. 365 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 July 2008 at 11:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Manila, Philippines

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-400

Registration

VH-OJK

Category

Airplane

Operator

Qantas Airways Limited

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hong Kong → Melbourne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

DCA08RA084

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

At approximately 11:15 AM local time, Manila, Philippines, the crew of Qantas flt 30, a Boeing 747-400, VH-OJK, executed an emergency landing after a section of the fuselage separated at an altitude of approximately 29,000 feet and resulted in a rapid depressurization of the cabin. The flight was scheduled passenger service from Hong Kong to Melbourne Australia. Following the depressurization event, the crew descended the aircraft to 10,000 feet in accordance with established procedures and diverted the aircraft to Manila where a safe landing was carried out. The aircraft taxied to the terminal unassisted, where the passengers and crew disembarked. There were no reported injuries to the 346 passengers or 19 crew members. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating this accident, and the NTSB dispatched a U.S. Accredited Representative as well as a technical advisor for aircraft airworthiness to Manila to assist the ATSB. Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing also traveled as technical advisors to the U.S. Accredited Representative. All requests for information should be directed to the ATSB: Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.