# NTSB ENG15WA027: Airbus A330 - 323, Incheon, Republic of Korea, South Korea, July 14, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 14, 2015, 08:32 local (08:32 UTC)
- Place: Incheon, Republic of Korea, South Korea
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 123 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG15WA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91620/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15WA027

## Factual narrative

On July 14, 2015 at about 0832 universal coordinated time, an Airbus A330-300, HL8282, operated by Asiana Airlines experienced No. 2 (right) engine fire and oil pressure warnings shortly after takeoff from Incheon International Airport (ICN), Incheon, Republic of Korea. The crew shutdown the No. 2 engine, returned to ICN and made an uneventful single engine landing. During an inspection of the No. 2 engine, thermal damage and sooting was observed along the bottom half of the engine and on the engine cowls. The flight was a regularly scheduled flight from ICN to Tashkent Airport (TAS), Tashkent, Uzebekistan. The investigation is being conducted by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, Republic of Korea (KARAIB). The NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to assist KARAIB's investigation as the state of design of the airplane powerplants. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to: Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs 281, Gonghang-Dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 157-815 Republic of Korea Tel.: (82) 2 6096-1030 Tel.: (82) 2 6096-1000 (24 hours) E-mail: araib@korea.kr Website: http://www.araib.go.kr

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: HL8282 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 - 323 (323)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1435
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1468A turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Operator: Asiana Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner: Asiana Airlines, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ICN, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Destination: TAS, Toshkent
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: ICN, Incheon International Airport

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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