Qantas B763 at Brisbane on Jan 31st 2013, tail scrape on takeoff
Last Update: February 1, 2013 / 21:45:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-545
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-ZXF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The airline confirmed a very minor tail strike. All passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Following checks the aircraft departed Brisbane about 3 hours after landing as flight QF-6124 to Sydney and resumed service the following morning.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-545
Departure
Brisbane, Australia
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-ZXF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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