# NTSB ENG21WA010: Airbus A330, N810NW, Keflavik, Iceland, December 28, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 28, 2020, 04:15 local (04:15 UTC)
- Place: Keflavik, Iceland · Airplane was over Atlantic at about 40W
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- 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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 102475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG21WA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102475/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA010

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N810NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810NW), registered now, S/N 0674, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 (323)
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (registry code 3940030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 674
- Year 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 20201228016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201228016519I), Dec 28, 2020: Airbus A330-323, Keflavic, Minor damage. Delta flight 262 departed jfk bound for paris cdg. While at cruise at FL380, engine #1 started to vibrate. When moving throttle back and forth, the engine…

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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