Qantas Flight 30
The damage to the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 25 July 2008 |
| Summary | In-flight explosion leading to structural damage Rapid decompression |
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| Aircraft | |
| VH-OJK, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 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 was a scheduled flight from London Heathrow to Melbourne with a stopover in Hong Kong on 25 July 2008, operated by Qantas on a Boeing 747-438 (registration VH-OJK, construction number 25067). 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.