# Incident 20100519004949I: Airbus A330-323, Seattle, WA, May 19, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2010, 14:11 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 47.4499° N, 122.3118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SEATTLE-TACOMA INTL (SEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4499&lon=-122.3118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A330-323 (registry code 3940030, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330-323
- Reported engine: P&W PW4000 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100519004949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER DEPARTING SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL (SEA) DELTA FLT 232, N801NW DECLARED AN EMERGINCY AND RETURNED TO SEA. THE CREW DETERMINED THAT THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS LEAKING FUEL THEY BROUGHT THE ENGINE TO IDLE AND DID AN AUTO-LAND.  AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OIL COOLER INLET FUEL BYPASS TUBE GASKET LEAKING AT THE FUEL PUMP.  MANTAINCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GASKET, DID AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N801NW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180426012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180426012839I), Apr 26, 2018: Airbus A330-323 (N801NW), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft was parked at terminal gate and passengers were being loaded onto aircraft. Jet bridge failed and upon unwarrented lowering of the jet bridge the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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