# NTSB ENG14WA002: Airbus A330 - 302, Caines, Australia, Australia, October 10, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 10, 2013
- Place: Caines, Australia, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG14WA002
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88264/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14WA002

## Factual narrative

On October 4, 2013, a China Airlines Airbus A330-302, powered by General Electric CF6-80E1A4 turbofan engines experienced a No. 1 engine starter failure while at cruise after takeoff from Sydney Airport, Sydney Australia. The flight crew shutdown the engine and the airplane diverted to Caines, Australia where an uneventful single engine was performed. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the engines.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-18358 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 - 302 (302)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1346
- Year built: 2012
- Engines: General Electric CF6-80E1A4 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operator: China Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: SYD, Sydney
- Destination: TPE, Taipei
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CNS, Caines

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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