Qantas Flight 30
Damage sustained by the 747 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 July 2008 |
| Summary | In-flight explosion leading to structural damage Rapid decompression |
| Site | South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines |
| Aircraft | |
| VH-OJK, the aircraft involved, in December 2007 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-438 |
| Aircraft name | City of Newcastle |
| Operator | Qantas |
| IATA flight No. | QF30 |
| ICAO flight No. | QFA30 |
| Call sign | QANTAS 30 |
| Registration | VH-OJK |
| Flight origin | London Heathrow Airport |
| Stopover | Hong Kong International Airport |
| Destination | Melbourne Airport |
| Occupants | 365 |
| Passengers | 346 |
| Crew | 19 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 365 |
Qantas Flight 30, on 25 July 2008, a Boeing 747-438 operated by Qantas, construction number 25067, registration VH-OJK, was a scheduled flight from London Heathrow to Melbourne with a stopover in Hong Kong. The flight was interrupted on the Hong Kong to Melbourne leg by an exploding oxygen tank that ruptured the fuselage just forward of the starboard wing root. 53-year-old Captain John Bartels (who had flown for Qantas for 25 years and the Royal Australian Navy for 7 years) and his co-pilots, Bernd Werninghaus and Paul Tabac, made an emergency descent to a breathable altitude of about 10,000 feet (3,048 m) and diverted to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines. There were no injuries.