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NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A330 · Los Angeles, CA · December 4, 2024

IncidentClass 5 · Foreign
Date
December 4, 2024, 07:15 UTC
Place
Los Angeles, CA · 1828.4km, 246deg from LAX
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-EBQAirbus A330
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
199411

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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
VH-EBQ
Reported as
Airbus A330 (202)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1198
Engine
GE CF6, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 129
Operator
Qantas
Departed
Los Angeles, CA
Destination
Brisbane