Cathay Dragon A333 at Kaohsiung on Apr 8th 2019, smoking engine
Last Update: April 9, 2019 / 20:32:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Dragon
Flight number
KA-451
Departure
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-LBG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
The airline is working to dispatch a replacement aircraft.
The occurrence aircraft was still on the ground in Kaohsiung about 13.5 hours after landing back.
On Apr 9th 2019 Taiwan's CAA reported there had been no foreign object impact (bird strike), the fan blades were entirely intact and undamaged. The engine emitted a bang and sparks as result of an internal mechanical failure and stalled.
Taiwanese media had reported initially the engine had ingested birds.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cathay Dragon
Flight number
KA-451
Departure
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-LBG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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