Qantas jet written off after NT landing
An NT News report sasy that a $35 million Qantas jet is believed to have been written off after a “heavy landing” in Darwin.
The Boeing 717 jet bumped down at Darwin airport on February 7 after flying from Cairns via Nhulunbuy.
None of the 84 passengers were hurt and they were able to “disembark normally” from the plane, the airline said yesterday.
A report said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau had listed the incident on its air safety database and had described damage to the plane as “substantial”.
It said the Bureau reported the plane entered an area of “high sink”, forcing it to land heavily, “wrinkling” the aircraft’s fuselage.
But spokesman Geoge Nadal denied the information had come from the Bureau.
He confirmed that the heavy landing had been reported and was under investigation. An air safety expert is due to arrive in Darwin soon.
Mr Nadal said the outcome of the investigation would depend on the “complexity” of the incident.
Qantas said it could not comment on whether the plane had been written off but said the aircraft was out of action.
Qantaslink general manager of regional airlines Narendra Kumar said the flight – operating as QF1944 from Cairns – was being investigated in consultation with Boeing and National Jets Systems, which operated the aircraft on behalf of Qantaslink.
He said the incident had been reported to air safety authorities.
The QantasLink jet is one of 11 in the Territory’s fleet of 717s, operated by NationalJet Systems.
A Report by The Mole from The NT News
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