Air China A332 and Qantas B738 near Tindal on Apr 6th 2012, loss of separation

Last Update: April 11, 2012 / 12:49:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2012

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-178

Departure
Melbourne, Australia

Destination
Shanghai, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6073

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air China Airbus A330-200, registration B-6073 performing flight CA-178 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Shanghai (China), was enroute at FL360 near Tindal,NT (Australia) on a northwesterly heading. A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VXI performing flight QF-842 from Sydney,NS to Darwin,NT (Australia), was also enroute on a northwesterly heading at FL360 near Tindal,NT, about 160nm southeast of Darwin. Australia's Transportation Safety Board reported both aircraft were on converging tracks at the same flight level resulting in a break down of separation raising also alerts of a conflict with air traffic control. The ATSB rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation. No further details are available at this time. Both aircraft continued to their destinations for safe landings.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 6, 2012

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-178

Departure
Melbourne, Australia

Destination
Shanghai, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6073

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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