A380 pod strike at YSSY
 

Am hearing reports of an A380 pod strike at YSSY just now...stay tuned

UPDATE: Stand down - looks like it was just a bit of dust kicked up by the cross winds on takeoff.

As you were...

Pod strike?

Must be serving Nespresso coffee...

Engine pod hitting the runway - more common during high cross-winds.

I have heard 34L/16R is closed after a section was "ripped up", but all A380s that have departed in the past couple of hours appear to be pressing on to their destinations. Flightradar24 shows 3-4 vehicles down the southern end of the runway.

RWY25 is currently in use.

Information Bravo

ATIS YSSY B 100501
RWY: 25
+ OPR INFO: EXP DELAYS DUE SINGLE RWY OPS
WIND: 280/30-40, XW MN 22, MAX 32
WX: CAVOK
TMP: 32
QNH: 1000
SIGWX: EXP TURB IN CIRCUIT AREA

Some departures have been late as a result - QF7 to Dallas, the two UA flights, VA to LAX. Did they depart from 34L or 25?

I saw on flightradar24 a VA777 to LAX using 34L and in the ATIS the expect delays has disappeared. I assume 34L is open again?

Information Foxtrot

ATIS YSSY F 100821
RWY: 25
OPR INFO: EXP DELAYS DUE SINGLE RWY OPS.

START APPROVAL REQUIRED ON FREQ 127.6,
CONTACT 10 MIN BEFORE READY TO PUSH BACK OR TAXI
FOR START TIME. DEP DELAYS IN EXCESS OF 30 MIN

+ WIND: 260/25-35, XW MAX 25
WX: CAVOK
+ TMP: 25
+ QNH: 1003
SIGWX: EXP TURB IN CIRCUIT AREA

Information Hotel

Back to normal, although still some holding to the north and south west, and some interesting track lengthening for the oceanic arrivals.

ATIS YSSY H 100911
+ APCH: EXP INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH.
DO NOT PASS THRU, ASSIGNED RWY CL
+ RWY: 34L&R FOR ARRS & DEPS
+ OPR INFO: PARL RWY OPS IN PROGRESS.
INDEPENDENT DEPS IN PROGRESS
+ WIND: 260/20
XW MAX 20 KTS
WX: CAVOK
+ TMP: 24
QNH: 1004
SIGWX: EXP TURB IN CIRCUIT AREA

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Rumour around was a UA Flight had a tyre blowout. That's what was circulating around the terminal.