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NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A330 · Keflavik, Iceland · December 28, 2020

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 28, 2020, 04:15 local (04:15 UTC)
Place
Keflavik, Iceland · Airplane was over Atlantic at about 40W
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N810NWAirbus A330
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Icelandic Transportation Safety Board, Pratt & Whitney, Delta Air Lines, ALPA, FAA
FAA report
20201228016519I
Case key
102475

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
N810NW
Reported as
Airbus A330 (323)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
674
Built
2005
Damage
No damage
Flight
Business · Part 121
Operator
Delta Air Lines
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
JFK · New York, NY
Destination
CDG · Paris
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
KEF · Keflvik

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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