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NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A330 · Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong SAR China · May 30, 2019

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
May 30, 2019, 00:53 local (00:53 UTC)
Place
Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong SAR China
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
B-18352Airbus A330
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
99652

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

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Factual narrative

The Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A330-302 airplane which occurred on May 30, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ASC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the airplane engines. All investigative information will be released by the ASC.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
B-18352
Reported as
Airbus A330 (302)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
805
Engines
General Electric CF6-80E1A4, turbo fanGeneral Electric CF6-80E1A4, turbo fan
Fire
In-Flight
Flight
Part 121
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Equipment
Unknown