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Incident to the Airbus A380 registered A6-EDM operated by Emirates on 14/07/16 at Melbourne [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Descente sous l'altitude autorisée, lors de l'approche

Responsible entity

Australia - ATSB

 

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australia authorities:

When cleared for the runway 34 RNP approach, the aircraft descended below its assigned altitude of 3000 ft and out of controlled airspace. The controller challenged the crew and the aircraft climbed back to 3000 ft. The investigation is continuing.