Final Report A333 (N806 NW), vicinity Atlanta GA USA, 18 April 2018

Final Report A333 (N806 NW), vicinity Atlanta GA USA, 18 April 2018

Publication info
Author
NTSB USA
Category
Accident Reports Fire Smoke and Fumes Airworthiness Human Factors
Date of publication
02/10/2021

On 18 April 2018, an engine fire warning was annunciated on an Airbus 330-300 which had just taken off from Atlanta. The warning remained after engine shutdown but was eventually replaced by a fire detection caution. Although not visible to the crew, a continued/reignited engine fire was subsequently seen by ATC on final approach and extinguished after landing. The Investigation concluded that the avoidable delay in the return to land had considerably increased the engine and pylon damage and noted that continuation of the fire had been facilitated by hydraulic fluid passing through a valve held partly open by debris.

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