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| Artist = [[Maureen Tucker]]
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{{Infobox Aircraft accident
|name = Qantas Flight 72
| Released = December 1997
| Recorded = Casino Studio, [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
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| Genre = [[Alternative pop]], [[Rock music|Rock]]
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|date = [[2008-10-07]]
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| Label = Lakeshore Drive Records
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|site = 80[[Nautical mile|NM]] from [[RAAF Learmonth|Learmonth]]
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|aircraft_type = [[Airbus A330-300]]
|aircraft_name = Kununurra
|operator = [[Qantas]]
|tail_number = VH-QPA
|origin = [[Singapore Changi Airport]], [[Singapore]]
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|destination = [[Perth Airport]], [[Australia]]
|passengers = 303
|crew = 10
|injuries = Up to 74
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|survivors = 313 (all)
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'''Qantas Flight 72''' (QF72) was a scheduled flight from [[Singapore Changi Airport]] to [[Perth Airport]] on 7 October 2008 that made an emergency landing at [[RAAF Learmonth|Learmonth aiport]] near the town of [[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]], [[Western Australia]] at 1:45pm following a "sudden change in altitude".<ref>
| Last album = ''[[Dogs Under Stress]]''<br>(1994)
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| This album = ''GRL-GRUP''<br>(1997)
| first=Haroon
| Next album = ''[[Waiting for My Men]]''<br>(1998)
| last=Siddique
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| title=Qantas flight makes emergency landing as dozens of passengers injured
| date= 2008-10-07
| publisher=[[The Guardian]]
| url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/07/australia.theairlineindustry
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}}</ref> The plane was an [[Airbus]] [[A330]]-300 aircraft. Some passengers were seriously injured, some with fractures, lacerations and spinal injuries. At Exmouth, the plane was met by the [[Royal Flying Doctor Service]] and 14 people were airlifted to Perth. Up to 30 other people attended hospital, while up to a further 30 had injuries that did not require attending a hospital.<ref name="ATSB_MR_20081008">
{{cite press release
| title = Qantas Airbus Incident Media Conference
| publisher = [[Australian Transport Safety Bureau]]
| date = 2008-10-08
| url = http://www.atsb.gov.au/newsroom/2008/release/2008_40.aspx
| accessdate = 2008-10-08
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| title=Computer glitch may have caused Qantas jet plunge
| date=2008-10-08
| publisher=Reuters
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}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news
| title = Australian jet plunge injures 40
| publisher = BBC News
| date = 2008-10-07
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7656171.stm
| accessdate = 2008-10-08
}}</ref> Two planes were sent by Qantas to Learmonth to collect the remaining passengers and crew.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=40de5374&opt=1
|title=Accident: Qantas A333 near Learmonth on Oct 7th 2008, sudden inflight upset injures 74 people on board
|work=[[Aviation Herald]]
|author=Simon Hradecky
|date=2008-10-07
}}</ref> The West Australian police commissioner described the incident as "some sort of systems failure".<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/news/dozens-injured-in-qantas-incident/2008/10/07/1223145345200.html
|title=Dozens injured in Qantas mid-air incident
|last=Thomson
|first=Chris
|date=2008-10-07
|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
|accessdate=2008-10-07
}}</ref>

==Flight details==
The plane was travelling at {{convert|37000|ft|m}} when pilots received an electronic message of an irregulaity with the elevator control system. The plane climbed {{convert|200|ft|m}} and made two successive nose-dives.<ref name=oc10>{{cite news | first=Brendan | last=Nicholson | coauthors= | title=Data shows Qantas jet in two sudden plunges | date= | publisher=The Age | url =http://www.theage.com.au/national/data-shows-qantas-jet-in-two-sudden-plunges-20081009-4xo4.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-10 | language = }}</ref> The first saw the plane descend about {{convert|650|ft|m}} in 20 seconds. After the plane had returned to its cruising level, the second nose-dive took place and saw the plane descend about {{convert|400|ft|m}} in 16 seconds. Some passsengers on board were flung around the cabin or crashed on rooftop luggage compartments. The pilots stabilised the plane, declared a mayday call and told authorities they had "experienced flight control computer problems". Forty minutes later, the plane made an emergency landing at Learmonth airport.

==Cause==
Initially it was believed that the cause of the altitude drops was clear air turbulance. Following the incident, however, the [[Australian Transport Safety Bureau]] (ATSB) suggested that a computer problem involving irregularity with the aircraft's [[elevator (aircraft)|elevator]] control system may have been a possible cause of the incident.<ref name="ATSB_MR_20081008" /><ref>
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| title=Computer glitch may be behind Qantas incident: ATSB
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| publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
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| title=Qantas flight suffered computer 'irregularity'
| date=2008-10-08
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| title=Qantas plunge jet had computer 'irregularity' say investigators
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There was speculation that this irregularity may have been caused by the operation of electronic devices on board, but this was refuted by investigators.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Laptops 'did not cause Qantas drop' | date=2008-10-10 | publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] | url =http://news.smh.com.au/national/laptops-did-not-cause-qantas-drop-20081010-4xzr.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-10 | language = }}</ref> Further speculation has related to the plane's autopilot system, with claims that it may have somehow caused the malfunctioning of the elevator system.<ref>{{cite news | first=Paul | last=Bibby | coauthors= | title=Qantas plunge: autopilot probe| date=2008-10-10 | publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] | url =http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/qantas-plunge-autopilot-probe/2008/10/10/1223145616662.html| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-10-10 | language = }}</ref>

==Investigation==
Data from the aircraft's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were sent to Qantas, the French Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses and [[Airbus]].<ref name=oc10 />

==Aircraft==
VH-QPA was delivered new to Qantas on 26 November 2003, initially in [[Airbus A330#Engines|A330-301]] mode. It was converted to A330-303 mode in November 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Airbus/A330/553.html|title=VH-QPA Qantas Airbus A330-303|work=www.planespotters.net|accessdate=2008-10-09}}</ref>

==Compensation==
In the aftermath of the accident, Qantas offered compensation to all passengers. The airline announced it would refund the cost of all travel on their itineraries covering the accident flight, offer a voucher equivalent to a return trip to London applicable to their class of travel and pay for medical expenses arising from the accident. Further compensation claims would be considered on case by case basis.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Bibby
| first = Paul
| title = Qantas compo depends on class of seat
| publisher = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
| date = 2008-10-09
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/qantas-compo-depends-on-class-of-seat/2008/10/09/1223145508283.html
| accessdate = 2008-10-09 }}
</ref>


'''''GRL-GRUP''''' is a 1997 EP by [[Maureen Tucker]].
==External links==
*[http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=0p2d6F_5URw Video footage of the cabin as medical crew enter the aircraft after landing]
*[http://www.atsb.gov.au/newsroom/2008/release/2008_40.aspx Australian Transport Safety Bureau Media Release]
*[http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2008/AAIR/aair200806143.aspx Aviation Safety Investigation Report - Active ]


==References==
==Track listing==
#"[[Then He Kissed Me]]"
{{reflist}}
#"[[Be My Baby]]"
#"[[To Know Him Is To Love Him]]"
#"[[Da Doo Ron Ron]]"


[[Category:Qantas]]
[[Category:1997 EPs]]
[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2008]]
[[Category:Maureen Tucker albums]]

Revision as of 10:03, 10 October 2008

Untitled

GRL-GRUP is a 1997 EP by Maureen Tucker.

Track listing

  1. "Then He Kissed Me"
  2. "Be My Baby"
  3. "To Know Him Is To Love Him"
  4. "Da Doo Ron Ron"
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