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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 2024 |
| Time: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-838 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Qantas |
| Registration: | VH-VYK |
| MSN: | 34183/1846 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 19.4 NM SE of Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) |
| Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Qantas flight QF520, a Boeing 737-800, encountered turbulence.
It was reported that as the aircraft was passing 9,000 ft on descent with the seatbelt sign on and cabin crew not yet seated, the aircraft encountered turbulence. One of the cabin crew members sustained a serious ankle injury. The flight crew notified ATC and an ambulance crew was waiting for the aircraft on arrival.
Sources:
ATSB
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2024/report/ao-2024-032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 2013 | VH-VYK | Qantas | 0 | Mildura Airport, VIC (MQL/YMIA) | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2024 07:59 | ASN | Added |
| 13-May-2024 08:00 | ASN | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2024 17:41 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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