An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report into the October incident states Jetstar has updated its aircraft dispatch procedures after a leading hand placed his clipboard into the engine cowling to protect paperwork from wind and rain. "While preparing the aircraft for departure the leading hand placed a clipboard in the right engine which was subsequently ingested during start-up," the ATSB report released on Tuesday found. Tuesday's report reveals the leading hand realised he was missing his clipboard as the Airbus was taxiing but thought the dispatcher had it. But 12 minutes after the leading hand first realised his mistake the plane took off. At that point, the flight crew decided to return to Auckland, landing an hour after the Airbus had taken off.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 27, 2018 04:18 UTC