Boeing 777 VN-A143

Summary

On 6 January 2009 at about 15:52 local time, a Boeing 777 registered VN-A143, operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 332 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 January 2009 at 15:52

Classification

Incident

Location

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

VN-A143

Category

Airplane

Operator

Vietnam Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ho Chi Minh Cit → HaNoi

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG09RA003

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 January 1, 2009, a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration VN-A143, flight number VN224, departed the Tan Son Nhat Airport, SGN (Ho Chi Minh City) and while climbing through 8,000 feet, a loud metallic noise was heard followed by a L ENGINE FAIL EICAS message, airplane vibration, and a acid burning smelled followed by rapidly by a FIRE ENGINE LEFT warning. The flight crew performed the engine fire checklist and the fire warning ceased after discharging the first fire bottle. The flight crew declared an emergency and returned to SGN for a successful single engine landing. There were no reported injuries to the two flight crew members, twelve cabin crew members or the 318 passengers on board. The accident is being investigated by the Vietnamese Civil Aviation Administration. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: VIETNAM Director General Civil Aviation Administration Gia Lam Airport Hanoi VietNam Tel.: (84) 4 827 3384 Fax: (84) 4 827 1913 SITA: HANCFVN AFTN: VVVVYAYX Telex: 412242 BGTVT VT This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Vietnam.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.