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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A330-323 · Boston, MA · September 26, 2023

Date: September 26, 2023 · 17:00 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: Bos
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N804NW
Reported as: Airbus A330-323
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N804NWRegistered now · Airbus A330-323S/N 0549 · Built 2003 Airframe modelAirbus A330-323 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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.

On September 26, 2023 privacy data omitted Bos to fco, on pushback from gate in Bos had a number 1 engine starter failure causing subsequent damage to the number 1 engine and thrust reverser cowling resulting in subsequent fire. Crew followed aircraft quick reference handbook (qrh)engine shutdown and discharged fire agents and fire extinguished. Number 1 engine and thrust reverser were replaced in Bos. Investigation underway.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BOS TO FCO, ON PUSHBACK FROM GATE IN BOS HAD A NUMBER 1 ENGINE STARTER FAILURE CAUSING SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE AND THRUST REVERSER COWLING RESULTING IN SUBSEQUENT FIRE. CREW FOLLOWED AIRCRAFT QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH)ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DISCHARGED FIRE AGENTS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHED. NUMBER 1 ENGINE AND THRUST REVERSER WERE REPLACED IN BOS. INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY.