# NTSB ENG17RA039: Airbus A380, Goose Bay, Canada, September 30, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 30, 2017
- Place: Goose Bay, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 521 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG17RA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96116/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17RA039

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 30, 2017, an Air France A380 operating as flight AF 66 from Paris, France to Los Angeles, California had the No. 4 engine's inlet and fan rotor separate from the remainder of the engine. The airplane diverted to Goose Bay, Canada for landing. The airplane is equipped with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction and control of the French government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the French government. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses Zone Sud - Batiment 153 10 rue de Paris Aêroport du Bourget 93352 Le Bourget Cedex France Tel.: +33 (01) 49 92 72 00 Fax: +33 (01) 49 92 72 03

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-HPJE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A380
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air France, doing business as Air France
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: CDG, Paris
- Destination: LAX, Los Angeles, CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Equipment: Data recorder

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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