# Incident 20230926022319I: Airbus A330-323, Boston, MA, September 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Bos
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N804NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N804NW) (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: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230926022319I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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