# NTSB ENG13WA029: Airbus A319, London, United Kingdom, May 24, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 24, 2013
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- Location: 51.4707° N, 0.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.4707&lon=-0.4599&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG13WA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86986/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13WA029

## Factual narrative

An Airbus A319-131, registration number G-EUOE, during departure from London-Heathrow International Airport, had the engine cowls from both International Aero Engines V2500 engines separate and fall on to the runway. The pilots declared a PAN and reported that they would return to Heathrow. During the approach to Heathrow, a fire occurred in the right engine. The pilots declared an emergency, shut down the right engine, and discharged both fire bottles. After the airplane landed and was stopped on the runway, the fire brigade extinguished a small fire in the right engine. The passengers and crew evacuated the airplane via the emergency slides on the left side of the airplane. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the AAIB with their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB of the United Kingdom: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel.: +44 (0)1252 510300 Telex: 858119 ACCINV G Fax: +44 (0)1252 376999

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-EUOE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319
- Serial number: 1574
- Engines: Internatioal Aero Engines V2522-A5 turbo fan; V2522-A5 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: British Airways
- Departed: EGLL, London
- Destination: ENGM, Oslo
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: EGLL, London Heathrow

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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