Airbus A330-323 HL8282

Summary

On 14 July 2015 at about 08:32 local time, a Airbus A330-323 registered HL8282, operated by Asiana Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Incheon, Republic of Korea, Republic Of Korea. 123 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 July 2015 at 08:32

Classification

Incident

Location

Incheon, Republic of Korea, Republic Of Korea

Nearest airport

Incheon International Airport (ICN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A330-323

Registration

HL8282

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Asiana Airlines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Incheon, Republic of Korea → Toshkent

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG15WA027

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 July 14, 2015 at about 0832 universal coordinated time, an Airbus A330-300, HL8282, operated by Asiana Airlines experienced No. 2 (right) engine fire and oil pressure warnings shortly after takeoff from Incheon International Airport (ICN), Incheon, Republic of Korea. The crew shutdown the No. 2 engine, returned to ICN and made an uneventful single engine landing. During an inspection of the No. 2 engine, thermal damage and sooting was observed along the bottom half of the engine and on the engine cowls. The flight was a regularly scheduled flight from ICN to Tashkent Airport (TAS), Tashkent, Uzebekistan. The investigation is being conducted by the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board, Republic of Korea (KARAIB). The NTSB has appointed an accredited representative to assist KARAIB's investigation as the state of design of the airplane powerplants. All inquiries concerning this investigation should be directed to: Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs 281, Gonghang-Dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 157-815 Republic of Korea Tel.: (82) 2 6096-1030 Tel.: (82) 2 6096-1000 (24 hours) E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.araib.go.kr

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.