Caraibes A333 over Atlantic on Aug 6th 2013, engine problems

Last Update: August 8, 2013 / 15:13:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TX-556

Aircraft Registration
F-GOTO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Caraibes Airbus A330-300, registration F-GOTO performing flight TX-556 from Paris Orly (France) to Port au Prince (Haiti) with 349 passengers, was enroute over the Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported problems with one of the engines (PW4168) and diverted to Lajes Airbase on the Azores Islands (Portugal) for a safe landing.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 registration F-OONE was dispatched from Paris to Lajes the following day and delivered the passengers to Port au Prince with a delay of 28 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Lajes to conduct a technical audit (editoral note: diversion to Lajes requires declaring emergency). No replacement aircraft was immediately available, a replacement aircraft was dispatched from Orly to Lajes the following day.

The incident aircraft had suffered another engine problem 5 days earlier, see Incident: Caraibes A333 at Paris on Aug 1st 2013, engine problems.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TX-556

Aircraft Registration
F-GOTO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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