20031005027599I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A330243 · Miami, FL · October 5, 2003

Date
October 5, 2003 · 01:41 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
EWZF
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
HBIQZ
Reported as
Airbus A330243
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211TRENT77
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total300 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted edelweiss 565 departed kmia at 0141 for lszh, gw 198,000 kilos. On climb out from mia, at approximately FL230, :35 minutes enroute, heard loud bang, observed master warning light, ecam EGT turbine overheat, then heavy vibration, followed by engine fire warning. (F/a observed sparks and then white flame from engine). Turned back to mia, gave pan, pan, pan to Miami center. Auto thrust could not be restored fire light remained illuminated, blue hydraulic failed (loss of fluid). Speed was increased to 350 knots, heavier vibration occurred, speed reduced to 280 knots. Fire light eventually extinguished. An uneventful landing at kmia, R27L, with approximately 3 KTS tailwind was accomplished with flaps 3, lgw 194,000 kilos. Taxi to parking. Uncontained #1 engine failure, extensive engine, cowl, wing leading edge damage observed. Some evidence of engine fire noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EDELWEISS 565 DEPARTED KMIA AT 0141 FOR LSZH, GW 198,000 KILOS. ON CLIMB OUT FROM MIA, AT APPROXIMATELY FL230, :35 MINUTES ENROUTE, HEARD LOUD BANG, OBSERVED MASTER WARNING LIGHT, ECAM EGT TURBINE OVERHEAT, THEN HEAVY VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FIRE WARNING. (F/A OBSERVED SPARKS AND THEN WHITE FLAME FROM ENGINE). TURNED BACK TO MIA, GAVE PAN, PAN, PAN TO MIAMI CENTER. AUTO THRUST COULD NOT BE RESTORED FIRE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BLUE HYDRAULIC FAILED (LOSS OF FLUID). SPEED WAS INCREASED TO 350 KNOTS, HEAVIER VIBRATION OCCURRED, SPEED REDUCED TO 280 KNOTS. FIRE LIGHT EVENTUALLY EXTINGUISHED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KMIA, R27L, WITH APPROXIMATELY 3 KTS TAILWIND WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH FLAPS 3, LGW 194,000 KILOS. TAXI TO PARKING. UNCONTAINED #1 ENGINE FAILURE, EXTENSIVE ENGINE, COWL, WING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE OBSERVED. SOME EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FIRE NOTED.