A380 pod strike at YSSY

[A McLaughlin]

Am hearing reports of an A380 pod strike at YSSY just now...stay tuned

UPDATE: Stand down - looks like it was just a bit of dust kicked up by the cross winds on takeoff.

As you were...

[Rowan McKeever]

Pod strike?

[Torin Wilson]

Must be serving Nespresso coffee...

[A McLaughlin]

Engine pod hitting the runway - more common during high cross-winds.

I have heard 34L/16R is closed after a section was "ripped up", but all A380s that have departed in the past couple of hours appear to be pressing on to their destinations. Flightradar24 shows 3-4 vehicles down the southern end of the runway.

RWY25 is currently in use.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Information Bravo

ATIS YSSY B 100501
RWY: 25
+ OPR INFO: EXP DELAYS DUE SINGLE RWY OPS
WIND: 280/30-40, XW MN 22, MAX 32
WX: CAVOK
TMP: 32
QNH: 1000
SIGWX: EXP TURB IN CIRCUIT AREA

[Sarah C]

Some departures have been late as a result - QF7 to Dallas, the two UA flights, VA to LAX. Did they depart from 34L or 25?

[Julian L]

I saw on flightradar24 a VA777 to LAX using 34L and in the ATIS the expect delays has disappeared. I assume 34L is open again?

[Grahame Hutchison]

Information Foxtrot

ATIS YSSY F 100821
RWY: 25
OPR INFO: EXP DELAYS DUE SINGLE RWY OPS.

START APPROVAL REQUIRED ON FREQ 127.6,
CONTACT 10 MIN BEFORE READY TO PUSH BACK OR TAXI
FOR START TIME. DEP DELAYS IN EXCESS OF 30 MIN

+ WIND: 260/25-35, XW MAX 25
WX: CAVOK
+ TMP: 25
+ QNH: 1003
SIGWX: EXP TURB IN CIRCUIT AREA

[Grahame Hutchison]

Information Hotel

Back to normal, although still some holding to the north and south west, and some interesting track lengthening for the oceanic arrivals.

ATIS YSSY H 100911
+ APCH: EXP INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH.
DO NOT PASS THRU, ASSIGNED RWY CL
+ RWY: 34L&R FOR ARRS & DEPS
+ OPR INFO: PARL RWY OPS IN PROGRESS.
INDEPENDENT DEPS IN PROGRESS
+ WIND: 260/20
XW MAX 20 KTS
WX: CAVOK
+ TMP: 24
QNH: 1004
SIGWX: EXP TURB IN CIRCUIT AREA

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[Chris B.]

Rumour around was a UA Flight had a tyre blowout. That's what was circulating around the terminal.

[Noel White]

I was monitoring the arrival of AIC312 on 126.1 this morning when the director mentioned that 34L was temporary closed while a couple of safety cars did an inspection. Switch to 120.5 but missed the reason what caused the closure.

[Jason Le]

I was listening to ATC at the time of the QF11 departure. Apparently there was a pavement failure just as the A380 rotated which required 34L to be closed for repair. This caused some major issues as QF7 and VA1 had to return to the terminal as they required 34L.

QF64 had to go around as it was about to land behind QF11 and another QF aircraft observed the failure from the taxiway.

ATC switched to 25 (due to the high winds) whilst 34L was repaired. This took about 2 hours. QF7 and VA1 departed shortly after.

[A McLaughlin]

Ahh, explains a lot. Thanks

[Nigel C]

Ok, I'm confused.
If they were using 34L and the reported pavement failure happened around where the A380 rotated, that'd put it somewhere near the Rwy intersection or further north, right? Yet the original poster said that flightradar24 showed multiple vehicles at the southern end of the runway. So perhaps it was 16R for departures?
:confused:

[Todd Hendry]

This is the QF64's flight path. It continued the left hand orbit to the east and landed RWY 25.
Went straight over my place at 3000 feet.

[Jason Le]

Here is more detail of the events:

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=468459bf&opt=0