# NTSB ENG19RA007: Airbus A330, Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 11, 2018, 00:50 local (00:50 UTC)
- Place: Brussels, Belgium
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-IFR final approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG19RA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98766/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19RA007

## Factual narrative

The Air Accident Investigation Unit of Belgium has notified the NTSB of a serious incident involving an Airbus A330-223 that occurred on December 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Air Accident Investigation Unit under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engine. All investigative information will be released by the AAIU.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-IFR final approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: OO-SFU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 324
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Brussels Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Commuter

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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