Jetstar A321 at Melbourne on Oct 29th 2015, difficulty to rotate aircraft for takeoff
Last Update: January 18, 2019 / 17:46:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 29, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-976
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VWT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
On Dec 3rd 2015 Australia's TSB rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation, the final report is being estimated for October 2016.
On Jan 18th 2019 the ATSB reported that the investigation was discontinued. The ATSB argued that the organisational context within the operator had changed significantly in the last 3 years and any finding would thus no longer match the current situation.
In the event summary the ATSB stated: "It was later established that passenger seating allocations had been determined using the seat map for an A320 instead of an A321." After reseating 6 passengers to the aft cabin the crew recomputed weight and balance and proceeded for an uneventful remainder of the flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 29, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jetstar Airways
Flight number
JQ-976
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VWT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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