# Incident 20171107018349I: Airbus A-330, Seattle, WA, November 7, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2017, 21:05 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 47.6100° N, 122.3306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6100&lon=-122.3306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N375HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A330-243 (registry code 3940018, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RR772B-60 (registry code 54593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rr772b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A-330
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC RR772B-60
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ENG18IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18IA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171107018349I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AND DURING ROLLOUT FLAMES WERE OBSERVED IN THE LEFT ENGINE.  ATC  NOTIFIED THE PILOT WHO STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT.  FIRE FIGHTING CREWS EVALUATED THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FLAMES HAD SUBSIDED AND THAT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED.  AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO PARKING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ENG18IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18IA003), Nov 7, 2017: Airbus A330-243 (N375HA), Seattle, WA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The loss of control of the left-hand engine and the subsequent thermal damage to the left wing on landing during engine reverse operation was due to a blockage of the variable stator vane torque…

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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