Boeing 737 D-AXLF

Summary

On 18 October 2008 at about 05:19 local time, a Boeing 737 registered D-AXLF, operated by XL Airways Germany GmbH, was involved in an incident near Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia. 189 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 October 2008 at 05:19

Classification

Incident

Location

Belgrade, Serbia, Serbia

Nearest airport

Nicola Tesla, Belgrade, Serbia (LYBE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

D-AXLF

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

XL Airways Germany GmbH

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Frankfurt → Antalya

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG08WA050

Nobody was injured.

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 18 October 2008, approximately 0519 coordinated universal time, a Boeing 737-800, registration D-AXLF, operated by German charter company XL Airways Germany as flight GXL614, experienced an engine failure while enroute from Frankfurt (EDDF) Germany to Antalya (LTAI) Turkey. The flight diverted to the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, landed and an emergency evacuation was performed. There were 189 persons on the aircraft: 182 adult passengers, 1 child and 6 crew members and no injuries were reported. The left-hand (No.1) engine was on fire during the landing and after the aircraft came to a halt, Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) sprayed extinguishing agents into the engine. The left-hand engine suffered a number 4 bearing failure and a fire ensued in the aft center body of the engine. Due to the fire, the engine pylon, some left wing components, electrical cables, and hydraulic tubing were heat affected. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Serbia. 11070 Beograd, Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 144 tel. +381 11 29 27 117 fax. +381 11 311 75 79 e-mail: [email protected] www.cad.gov.rs This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Serbia and Montenegro.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.