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| Date: | Monday 31 December 2007 |
| Time: | 04:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-229 |
| Owner/operator: | Ozjet Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-OZX |
| MSN: | 21177/433 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Jacksons Airport, Port Moresby -
 Papua New Guinea
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| Brisbane, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During climb the aircraft experienced increasing vibrations. The crew returned the aircraft to Port Moresby where a safe landing was conducted. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that part of the right elevator was missing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20090727082529/http://www.atsb.gov.au:80/publications/investigation_reports/2007/AAIR/aair200707906.aspx
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1981 | OO-SDO | Sabena | 0 | Antwerpen-Deurne Airport (ANR/EBAW) |  |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2008 23:34 | Andrew Whitton | Added |
| 27-Feb-2008 10:58 | harro | Updated |
| 23-May-2015 10:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 27-Jun-2023 01:05 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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