# NTSB ENG09RA003: Boeing 777, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 6, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 6, 2009
- Place: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 332 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG09RA003
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73224/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09RA003

## Factual narrative

On January 1, 2009, a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration VN-A143, flight number VN224, departed the Tan Son Nhat Airport, SGN (Ho Chi Minh City) and while climbing through 8,000 feet, a loud metallic noise was heard followed by a L ENGINE FAIL EICAS message, airplane vibration, and a acid burning smelled followed by rapidly by a FIRE ENGINE LEFT warning. The flight crew performed the engine fire checklist and the fire warning ceased after discharging the first fire bottle. The flight crew declared an emergency and returned to SGN for a successful single engine landing. There were no reported injuries to the two flight crew members, twelve cabin crew members or the 318 passengers on board. The accident is being investigated by the Vietnamese Civil Aviation Administration. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: VIETNAM Director General Civil Aviation Administration Gia Lam Airport Hanoi VietNam Tel.: (84) 4 827 3384 Fax: (84) 4 827 1913 SITA: HANCFVN AFTN: VVVVYAYX Telex: 412242 BGTVT VT This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Vietnam.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VN-A143 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (206)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33502
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Vietnam Airlines
- Registered owner: Vietnam Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SGN, Ho Chi Minh Cit
- Destination: HAN, HaNoi
- Flight plan: IFR

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.

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