Virgin Atlantic A333 near Gander on Aug 17th 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 27, 2013 / 20:15:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VRAY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A replacement Airbus A340-600 registration G-VYOU was dispatched from London to Gander, continued the flight and reached New York with a delay of 17.5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Gander due to a technical fault, the passengers remained at Gander over night until a replacement aircraft arrived.
Passengers complained they were left at the Airport without accomodation but with an explanation there were no hotel rooms available.
The airline tweeted apologies to the passengers stating that all hotels were full that night.
On Aug 27th 2013 the Canadian TSB reported the crew detected a discrepancy between the quantities in the left and right hand fuel tanks with less fuel in the right hand tank. Suspecting a fuel leak the crew worked the relevant checklists and shut the right hand engine down. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Gander. Maintenance found the fuel feed pipe to the fuel pump of engine #2 was holed/cracked under the P-clip. The pipe and the clip were replaced.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
G-VRAY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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