Boeing 777

Summary

On 18 October 2004, a Boeing 777, operated by Air Austral, was involved in an incident near Saint-Denis, Reunion. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 October 2004

Classification

Incident

Location

Saint-Denis, Reunion

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Operator

Air Austral

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Saint-Denis

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG05RA001

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 18, 2004, an Air Austral Boeing 777, registered in France as F-OPAR, experienced an undercowl fire after the Pratt & Whitney PW4090 engine was shutdown after the airplane parked at the gate. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile. This report is for informational purposes only and contains information that was released by or obtained from the Government of France. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from; Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile Batiment 153 Aeroport du Bourget 93350 le Bourget France

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.