Airbus A380-861 A6-EDA

Summary

On 11 November 2012 at about 22:05 local time, a Airbus A380-861 registered A6-EDA, operated by Emirates, was involved in an incident near Richmond NSW, Australia. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 November 2012 at 22:05

Classification

Incident

Location

Richmond NSW, Australia

Nearest airport

Sydney NSW (QSY)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A380-861

Registration

A6-EDA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Emirates

Operating rule

Part 129: Foreign

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG13WA007

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 November 11, 2012, an Airbus A380-861, Reg. No. A6-EDA, performed an air turnback following an engine shutdown during climb after takeoff from Sydney NSW airport (SYD). The crew reported abnormal No. 3 engine indications and subsequent automatic engine shutdown. The crew dumped fuel and returned to SYD. The flight was en route to Dubai UAE. There was no airplane damage and no injuries were reported. The engine is an Engine Alliance GP7270 serial number 550121 with 15,146 TSN and 1,857 CSN. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a borescope inspection has revealed a 2nd stage high pressure turbine (HPT) nozzle failure and small holes and tears to the HPT case; no debris penetrated the nacelle. This incident is being investigated by the Australian Transportation Safety Board. For further information about the incident, contact: Ms. Peta Blake, Investigator In Charge, Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) P.O. Box 967, Civic Square Canberra A.C.T. 2608 Australia Tel: (61) 2 6257-4150 (24/7 Notifications) (61) 2 6274-6464 (International liaison) E-mail: [email protected] (Notifications) [email protected] (International liaison) Fax: (61) 2 6274-6434 (Notifications) (61) 2 6274-6474 (International liaison) Website: http://www.atsb.gov.au This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the Government of Australia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.