China Airlines A330 in-flight engine shut down

[S V Choong 4]

Saw a Chinese newspaper in Singapore while riding the subway system that a China Airlines A330 experience engine shutdown mid-air and then everything back to normal. Anyone knows what happened?

[Ellist 0]

Saw a Chinese newspaper in Singapore while riding the subway system that a China Airlines A330 experience engine shutdown mid-air and then everything back to normal. Anyone knows what happened?

 

 

this kind of incident has happened quite a few times on A330... I have forgotten the reason behind why such a case will happen.....

[Denny Yen 0]

Saw this on local cable TV...On 6/27, in response from local reporters' enquiry, Taiwan's ASC (Aviation Safety Council, similar to US' NTB) verified that the incident is true.

 

It occurred on 5/19/2007 in a CI A330 (rego B-18302 ) flight from KHH to HKG. Just before descent into HKG in bad weather, the a/c experienced engines flameout twice at approx. 22,000 ft.

 

Although the safety system automatically re-started the engines in less than 1 min, the ASC says such occurrences are highly unusual and has ordered CI and BR to upgrade its engine control software systems in their A330 fleet.

 

The a/c involved uses GE's CF6-80E1 engines. ASC also confirmed that there are 8 mid-flight flamout incidents worldwide involving this engine. Airbus has previously issued procedures for flightcrew in case of these incidents. And ASC found that CI's pilots followed the procedures accordingly.

 

http://www5.chinesenewsnet.com/MainNews/Si..._03_33_375.html

 

A similar incident was reported in Qatar's A330 enroute to Beijing.

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2006/...o-be-types.html

 

General Electric is working with Airbus and Chinese aviation officials to find out what caused both CF6-80E1 engines on a Qatar Airways A330-200 to simultaneously flame-out on descent into Shanghai after a flight from DohaThe 1 June incident, thought to be the first of its type to hit this particular engine/airframe combination, is understood to have occurred as the aircraft was descending through 21,000ft (6,400m).

 

GE confirms the incident happened “between 30,000ft and 20,000ft”.The weather was inclement and there were thunderstorms in the area, but industry sources say the aircraft was not in cloud when the incident happened.GE says the engines were relit “within about 1min”. Sources say that when the incident occurred the A330’s anti-icing and continuous ignition were functioning. Both engines relit automatically, one immediately and the other very shortly after, says a source.

 

GE says it is “working with the local Airbus representatives and the Chinese CAAC to understand exactly what it was”. It adds that neither the engines nor airframe suffered damage during the event, and that the A330 has now returned to service. Sources say the aircraft was detained by Chinese aviation officials for a week while they investigated the incident.

 

Qatar Airways was unavailable for comment. GE declines to speculate on the cause, although investigations are thought to be focused on potential ice accumulations due to the weather, related effects on the full- authority digital engine control sensors and the potential for fuel nozzle ice contamination.

Edited June 29, 2007 by Denny Yen