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| Date: | Thursday 19 September 2019 |
| Time: | 08:04 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Vietnam Airlines |
| Registration: | VN-A870 |
| MSN: | 39289/496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Melbourne International Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Melbourne International Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The ATSB is investigating an incorrect configuration incident involving a Boeing 787-9, registered VN-A870, flight VN781, operated by Vietnam Airlines near Melbourne Airport, Australia.
During approach to land, Melbourne Air Traffic Control advised the crew that the aircraft’s landing gear was observed not to be extended. The crew initiated a missed approach.
Flight tracking websites have recorded a lowest ADS-B reported altitude of 650 feet at 3 km short of the threshold of runway 34.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2019/aair/ao-2019-051/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/HVN781/history/20190918/1415Z/VVTS/YMML
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2019 07:02 | harro | Added |
| 19-Sep-2019 19:48 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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