Boeing 737 VH-VOC

Summary

On 21 August 2009, a Boeing 737 registered VH-VOC, operated by Virgin Blue, was involved in an incident near Launceton, Tasmania, Australia. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 August 2009

Classification

Incident

Location

Launceton, Tasmania, Australia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

VH-VOC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Virgin Blue

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG09WA012

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

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) reported that on August 21, 2009, a Virgin Blue Boeing 737-800 airplane registered in Australia as VH-VOC, experienced two compressor surges in the left engine, a CFMI CFM56-7, shortly after takeoff from Launceton (LST), Tasmania, Australia. The pilots reduced the left engine's thrust to idle and returned to LST without further incident. A subsequent borescope inspection of the engine revealed damage to the high pressure compressor. The engine was replaced. This incident is under the investigation of the ATSB. Any inquiries regarding this incident should be directed to the ATSB at: 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: (02) 6257 4150 Fax: (02) 6247 3117 Postal address: PO Box 967 Civic Square ACT 2608

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.