# NTSB ENG15RA028: Airbus A330 - 223, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, July 23, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 23, 2015, 12:23 local (12:23 UTC)
- Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 198 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG15RA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91642/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15RA028

## Factual narrative

On July 23, 2015, at about 12:23 UTC, a Korean Air Airbus A330-223, registration number HL8211, experienced a No. 1 (left engine) stall after initial takeoff from the King Khalid International Airport (KSA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The flight crew received a subsequent No. 1 engine exhaust gas temperature overlimit and No. 1 engine fail warning in the cockpit, declared an emergency and performed an in-flight shutdown of the engine and a return to KSA for an uneventful single engine landing. The Aviation Investigation Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is conducting the investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board is serving as their Accredited Representative as the State of Manufacture of the engines. For additional information, contact the Aviation Investigation Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at: Aviation Safety Department Presidency of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 887 Jeddah 21165, Saudi Arabia Tel.: +966 012 685-6551, Fax: +966 012 685-4250, e-mail: report@aib.gov.sa, website www.aib.gov.sa AFTN: OEJDYAYX, Telex: 601093 CIVAIR SJ, Cable: CIVILAIR JEDDAH

## Sequence of events

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

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

## Aircraft

- Registration: HL8211 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 - 223 (223)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1133
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW4170 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Korean Air
- Registered owner: Korean Air
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: KSA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Destination: ICN, Incheon S Korea
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: KSA, King Khalid International

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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