The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has opened investigations into a Boeing 767 freighter that flew below minimum safe altitude as it approached Sydney airport.
The incident, which took place on 10 September, involved a 767F registered VH-XQU (MSN37806) and operated by Australian cargo carrier Tasman Cargo Airlines for DHL Aviation.
The aircraft was operating a flight from Hong Kong to Sydney and was on approach to Sydney when the incident happened.
The approach controller received a minimum safe altitude warning and issued a safety alert to the 767 crew, who subsequently conducted a missed approach.
The ATSB, which has classified the incident as serious, says it is in the process of collecting evidence, and will be interviewing flight crew, as well as retrieving and reviewing recorded data. It expects to release a final report in the first quarter of 2026.
Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows the freighter was delivered to East Midlands-based DHL Air UK in 2009, where it operated until 2022 and was subsequently transferred to Tasman Cargo.
The 767F is powered by two GE Aerospace CF6-80C2B7F turbofans.
