# NTSB ENG09WA015: Airbus A320, Paris ORLY, France, August 5, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 5, 2009, 08:37 local (08:37 UTC)
- Place: Paris ORLY, France
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG09WA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74696/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09WA015

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340); cases with it: [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)
- [Pushback/tow-engine start-up: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 5, 2009, a Vueling Airlines Airbus A320-211, registration number EC-ICQ, flight number VY9127, experienced a No. 2 engine, a CFM CFM56-5A turbofan engine, undercowl fire after push back from the gate and engine start. Ground crew informed the flight crew that there was smoke and flames coming from the No. 2 engine. The flight crew shut down the engine and the fire stopped almost immediately. The flight crew initiated an emergency evacuation. Several minor injuries were reported. The airplane was operated as a flight from Paris Orly (LFPO) to Alicante in Spain (LEAL). The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of France. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile Bâtiment 153 Aéroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget France Tel.: (33) 1 49 92 72 00 (33) 1 48 35 86 54 (Emergency 24 hours) E-mail: bealab@francenet.fr Fax: (33) 1 49 92 72 03 AFTN: LFPSYLYX Telex: 203591 F Website: http://www.bea-fr.org This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-ICQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320 (211)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 199
- Engines: CFM CFM56 5A turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Vueling Airlines
- Registered owner: Vueling Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: LFPO, Paris ORLY
- Destination: LEAL, Alicante
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LFPO, Paris Orly

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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