Incident to the Airbus A330 registered VH-QPD and operated by Qantas on 17/12/2017 at Sydney [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities

During unloading, ground crew detected that a pallet was incorrectly loaded on the aircraft at the departure aerodrome. Post-flight calculations revealed that the aircraft was 875 kg heavier than calculations and 495 kg over the maximum take-off weight.

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General information
Local date	17/12/2017
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	AD Sydney
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2018-0018

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Australia - Qantas Airways Limited
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	VH-QPD
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YSSY (SYD): Sydney / Kingsford Smith International
Planned destination	China - ZBAA (PEK): Beijing/Capital
Flight phase	Standing
Serial number	574
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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