AAIB Bulletin 9/2013 EW/C2013/01/03, Airbus A330-343, G-VKSS, departure Orlando USA, 19 Jan 2013
AAIB Bulletin 9/2013 EW/C2013/01/03, Airbus A330-343, G-VKSS, departure Orlando USA, 19 Jan 2013
Birdstrike On 19 January 2013, a Rolls Royce Trent 700-powered Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 hit some medium sized birds shortly after take off from Orlando, sustaining airframe impact damage and ingesting one bird into each engine. Damage was subsequently found to both engines although only one indicated sufficient malfunction - a complete loss of oil pressure - for an in-flight shutdown to be required. After declaration of a MAYDAY, the return to land overweight was completed uneventfully. The investigation identified an issue with the response of the oil pressure detection and display system to high engine vibration events and recommended modification.







