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| Date: | Monday 17 June 2024 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8FE (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-YIV |
| MSN: | 40698/4571 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Queenstown Airport, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Queenstown-Frankton Airport (ZQN/NZQN) |
| Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Virgin Australia flight VA148, a Boeing 737-8FE, experienced surges from the no.2 engine shortly after takeoff from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) following a bird strike (likely a duck).
The flight crew, responding to instrumentation indicating engine damage, shut down the affected engine and diverted to Invercargill, New Zealand where the aircraft landed safely.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/occurrence-briefs/2024/aviation/birdstrike-involving-boeing-737-8fe-vh-yiv-37-km-east-north-east-queenstown-airport-new-zealand-17-june-2024
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/flames-seen-coming-from-aircraft-over-queenstown/5MCVT7B6SBGHDI32SBBDXWXE5E/
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/flight-diverted-after-flames-seen-engine
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/va148#35b7686d
Images:
Photo I took of YH-VIH shortly after disembarking the aircraft at Invercargill.
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2024 08:50 | ASN | Added |
| 17-Jun-2024 08:51 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2024 06:22 | ASN | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2024 00:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Sep-2024 06:17 | ASN | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Dec-2024 11:07 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 18-Feb-2025 06:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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