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Date: | Friday 2 February 2024 |
Time: | |
Type: | Airbus A380-842 |
Owner/operator: | Qantas Airways |
Registration: | VH-OQI |
MSN: | 055 |
Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 972-84 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Incident |
Location: | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX), Los Angeles, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Sydney Airport |
Destination airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
Investigating agency: | ATSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:During a maintenance inspection, a tool was found behind the fan blades of number 1 engine. The tool was confirmed to be a compressor turning tool which had been identified as missing since 6 December 2023.
Sources:
ATSB
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2024-006
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 February 2014 |
VH-OQI |
Qantas |
0 |
Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Feb-2024 20:34 |
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26-Feb-2024 20:35 |
ASN |
Updated [Cn, Source] |
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