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

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 1, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

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 Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300, registration B-HLN performing flight CX-913 from Hong Kong (China) to Manila (Philippines) with 271 people on board, was climbing out of Hong Kong's runway 07R when the crew declared "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, lost one engine" (Trent 772). The aircraft levelled off at 5000 feet and returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing on runway 07R about 50 minutes after departure.

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

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

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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