Final Report A333 (9M-XXT), vicinity Gold Coast Queensland Australia, 3 July 2017

Final Report A333 (9M-XXT), vicinity Gold Coast Queensland Australia, 3 July 2017

Publication info
Author
ATSB (Australia)
Category
Airworthiness Loss of Control Fire Smoke and Fumes Wildlife Strike
Date of publication
02/05/2018

On 3 July 2017, an Airbus A330-300 was climbing through 2,300 feet after a night takeoff from Gold Coast when the number 2 engine began to malfunction. As a cabin report of fire in the same engine was received, it failed and a diversion to Brisbane was made. The Investigation found that the engine failure was entirely attributable to the ingestion of a single medium-sized bird well within engine certification requirements. It was concluded that the failure was the result of a sufficiently rare combination of circumstances that it would be extremely unlikely for multiple engines to be affected simultaneously.

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