Incident Airbus A320-232 VH-VQC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175771
 
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Date:Thursday 23 April 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-232
Owner/operator:Jetstar Airways
Registration: VH-VQC
MSN: 3668
Year of manufacture:2008
Engine model:IAE V2527-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Newcastle Airport, Newcastle, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Standing
Nature:-
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft (VH-VQC) was saturated with fire fighting foam after the hangar fire suspression equipment was activated inadvertantly. Airbus (VH-VQW) was also in the hangar.
Fire fighting foam suspression is apparently very corrosive.

Sources:

http://www.thejetstarsouce.com/jetstar-a320-vh-vqw-damaged-in-newcastle-foam-incident/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150907052320/http://australianaviation.com.au:80/2015/04/two-jetstar-a320s-damaged-after-fire-extinguishers-trigger-at-newcastle-airport-hangar/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Apr-2015 05:47 Petropavlovsk Added
30-Apr-2015 05:48 harro Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
08-Jun-2022 07:46 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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