Cathay Pacific A333 at Hong Kong on Feb 1st 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 6, 2018 / 16:37:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Flight number
CX-913
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
B-HLN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A ground observer reported hearing a loud bang and seeing streaks of flame from the left hand engine followed by lesser bangs.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration B-HNK reached Manila with a delay of 7.5 hours.
On Dec 6th 2018 Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department (CAD) reported the crew heard an audible engine surge followed by ECAM indications of high vibrations and low oil pressure on the left hand engine. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Hong Kong. Metal debris was found in the tailpipe, a borescopic inspection revealed a high pressure turbine blade had fractured. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Pacific
Flight number
CX-913
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Manila, Philippines
Aircraft Registration
B-HLN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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