Incident · 2003-10-05

NTSB case DCA04IA002 · Airbus Industrie A330 · NUSC

What the record says

Event date: 2003-10-05
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Airbus Industrie A330 (NHBIQZ)
Operating rule: NUSC
Operator: Edelweiss Air AG Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Edelweiss Air AG

Probable cause

an uncontained engine failure that resulted from the coking (carbon build-up) in a vent tube which led to a fire and the subsequent liberation of the IP turbine blades. Contributing to the cause of the uncontained engine failure was the absence of measures to adequately monitor the in-service performance of a new engine/oil combination.

Source: NTSB case DCA04IA002

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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