VH-TJF. Boeing 737-476. c/n 24431-1863. Was also registered as: N431AG; HK-5139. |
Second on nine aircraft ordered new by Australian Airlines - July 28, 1988 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - April 20, 1990 Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines First flown as VH-TJF - May 05, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TJF - June 04, 1990 Registered to Australian Airlines Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Australian Airlines at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 04, 1990 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as TN1399 - June 08, 1990 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - June 10, 1990 Delivery route: Seattle - Fairchild International - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Nadi - Melbourne The aircraft was named 'Brolga' Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as TN572 - June 14, 1990 Australian Airlines was sold to Qantas Airways Ltd - September 14, 1992 Australian Airlines initially continued to operate as a separate identity with some flights jointly flown between the two carriers Australian Airlines was officially merged with Qantas Airways Ltd - October 31, 1993 Ownership was transferred to Qantas Airways Ltd - December 08, 1993 Registered to DenPen Pty Ltd - August 15, 2008 Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Operated 'final' revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF477 - October 17, 2011 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Melbourne (Avalon) as QF6111 for storage - October 17, 2011 Ferried Melbourne (Avalon) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF6111 - October 24, 2011 Returned to service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Adelaide (West Beach) as QF487 - October 25, 2011 Operated final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF487 - November 12, 2011 All Qantas titles and logos were removed at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the basic Qantas livery as QF6019 - November 19, 2011 Departed Sydney on the ferry flight to the United States for storage as QF6027 - November 20, 2011 It arrived at Victorville on completion of the ferry flight - November 20, 2011 Ferry route: Melbourne - Sydney - Apia - Honolulu - Victorville Stored at Victorville in the basic Qantas livery Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 23, 2013 Sold to AerGo Capital Leasing - September 23, 2013 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - September 26, 2013 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N431AG - October 27, 2013 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Ferried Victorville - Tampa for storage pending freighter conversion - October 28, 2013 It was observed stored at Tampa in the basic 'Qantas' livery - November 12, 2013 Ferried Tampa - Lakeland (Linder Regional) for storage - May 02, 2014 Sold to Innovation Aviation - December 24, 2014 Ferried Lakeland (Linder Regional) - Tampa - January 12, 2015 Registered to Aerotrust Services Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware - January 16, 2015 Converted to freighter configeration by ACG Acquisitions at Tampa, Florida The aircraft is now classified as a Boeing 737-476SF Ferried Tampa - Lakeland (Linder Regional) on completion of the freighter conversion - May 02, 2015 Ferried Lakeland (Linder Regional) - Bogota (Colombia) on delivery to AerCaribe - June 14, 2015 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 17, 2015 Entered onto the Colombian Aircraft Register as HK-5139 - July 10, 2015 Leased to AerCaribe S.A., Bogota, Colombia as the registered operator It was observed at Bogota in the standard 'AerCaribe Cargo' livery - January 21, 2016 Aircraft was named 'Sebas' This aircraft was damaged beyond repair whilst landing at Bogota - November 09, 2016 The aircraft suffered structural damage to both main landing gear struts This caused the wheels to rotate out of the intended movement direction The runway surface (13R) was badly damaged when the right hand tyres burst The aircraft was stored at Bogota Current status - ? |
VH-TJF. Australian - 'Brolga' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-610.) |
VH-TJF. Australian - 'Brolga' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-069.) |
VH-TJF. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Brolga' in the standard livery with additional '75 Years' logo at Brisbane Airport, August 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-071.) |
VH-TJF. Qantas The Australian Airline - 'Brolga' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-070.) |
VH-TJF. Qantas Spirit of Australia - 'Brolga' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-444.) |
VH-TJF. Qantas - in the basic livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 19, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-299.) |