Preliminary ATSB Report on 24 July 737 ground proximity warning

Published: 22 Sep 2004

The ATSB has released a Preliminary Investigation Report into a 24 July 2004 Boeing 737 incident involving a ground proximity warning 22km south of Canberra aerodrome.

The report can be found on the ATSB web site www.atsb.gov.au.

The ATSB will not be commenting further on this Preliminary Report.

The final report into this incident is expected to be completed by March 2005 and an interim factual report will be released before that time if the circumstances warrant this.

Any necessary safety action that arises from the investigation will be recommended immediately and not held until the final report.