Qantas A332 near Perth on Aug 12th 2012, engine malfunction

Last Update: August 13, 2012 / 08:02:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 12, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-583

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Qantas Airbus A330-200, registration VH-EBO performing flight QF-583 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia) with 254 passengers and 11 crew, was approaching Perth's runway 21 maintaining 3000 feet cleared to descend 2500 feet and intercept the localizer when the crew reported a minor technical problem advising they had discontinued the approach. Due to noise sensitivity ATC requested the crew to climb to 4000 feet which the crew complied with. About 10 minutes later the crew advised they were now ready for another approach, approach queried whether emergency services would be needed to which the crew replied that would be a good idea, they had their left hand engine (CF6) roll back to idle. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 21 and landed safely about 30 minutes after aborting the first approach and vacated left off the runway via taxiway L2.

The airline reported the aircraft experienced an engine control system fault.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-EBO
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
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TCDS Ident. No.
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-202
ICAO Aircraft Type
A332
Year of Manufacture
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 12, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Qantas

Flight number
QF-583

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-EBO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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