ATSB-AB-2010-061
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Level 5 Factual Investigations; July 2010 to September 2010 - Issue 3
On 22 May 2009, a temporary modification was
made to the runway 11/29 lighting at Darwin
aerodrome, Northern Territory (NT), due to runway
works being conducted on the runway 11 threshold.
At 1840 Central Standard Timel, 10 minutes prior
to last light, Darwin air traffic control (ATC)
attempted to activate the runway lights; however,
the runway 11/29 edge lights failed to turn on. Due
to the lighting failure, ATC asked all aircraft
intending to land at Darwin to hold. After requesting
the reason for holding, the crew of a Boeing
Company 717—200 aircraft, registered VH—NXM, on a
scheduled passenger service with 117 people on
board, advised that they had 30 minutes of holding
fuel available (equivalent to 1920).
Just prior to 1910, ATC notified the crew of the 717
the lighting was still unavailable and reported
asking the crew if they could divert. Initially the crew
advised ATC that they did not have diversion fuel.
However, after further calculations, they determined
that they had enough fuel for an immediate
diversion to Tindal aerodrome, NT. The aircraft was
diverted to Tindal and landed without further
incident. The pilot in command (PIC) reported that it
landed with 1,000 kg of fuel remaining, equating to
the fixed fuel reserve.
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