B738, Brisbane, Australia, 2022

B738, Brisbane, Australia, 2022

Summary

On 30 November 2022, a Boeing 737-800 took off from Brisbane after entering a temporarily closed section of the departure runway, and the aircraft became airborne within the closed section. A NOTAM had described the closure as a displaced threshold on Runway 01R. A training captain had interpreted a dispatcher's note to mean performance for using the runway in the opposite direction, Runway 19L, was not affected. In addition, ATIS advisory of the reduced landing distance for 19L was not identified and accounted for in performance calculations for landing when the aircraft had arrived. Action to improve the both the presentation and use of NOTAMs followed.

Description

On 30 November 2022, a Boeing 737-800 (VH-YFH) operated by Virgin Australia Airlines on a scheduled passenger service from Brisbane to Melbourne as VA324 became airborne after briefly entering a section of the upwind end of runway which was subject to notice to airmen (NOTAM) closure for maintenance. No impact damage was found on the aircraft. A NOTAM had described the closure as a displaced threshold on Runway 01R. The training captain had interpreted a dispatcher's note to mean performance for using the runway in the opposite direction, Runway 19L, was not affected. 

Automatic terminal information service (ATIS) advisory on the partial closure was being broadcast but having earlier landed on the same runway and seen no obstructions marking any closed section, neither pilot interpreted the NOTAM correctly before takeoff.

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