Caraibes A333 over Atlantic on Aug 6th 2013, engine problems
Last Update: August 8, 2013 / 15:13:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air Caraibes
Flight number
TX-556
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Port au Prince, Haiti
Aircraft Registration
F-GOTO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air Caraibes
Flight number
TX-556
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Port au Prince, Haiti
Aircraft Registration
F-GOTO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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