Information was provided to the ATSB indicating that the crew of
a foreign registered Boeing 747 cargo aircraft conducted an
emergency landing at Adelaide aerodrome on the morning of 9
February 2005, during the curfew period. Emergency services were
placed on local standby and the aircraft landed at 0438 CSuT. The
information included claims that the emergency was fuel
related.
The ATSB commenced a category 4 investigation to determine if
safety was compromised. Following a comprehensive assessment of
available information, including air traffic control communications
recordings, no safety issues were found to have been involved. When
the aircraft landed, it contained fuel sufficient for about 100
minutes flight.
Status: Downgraded the occurrence to category 5
and investigation discontinued.