# NTSB ENG25WA011: Airbus A330, Los Angeles, CA, December 4, 2024

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: December 4, 2024, 07:15 UTC
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · 1828.4km, 246deg from LAX
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- 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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG25WA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199411/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25WA011

## 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: VH-EBQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330 (202)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1198
- Engines: GE CF6 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Qantas
- Departed: Los Angeles, CA
- Destination: Brisbane

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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