Narrative:
Delta Air Lines flight 30, an Airbus A330-300, experienced a no. 2 engine fire during initial climb from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia, USA.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330-323, had taken off from runway 26L at en route to London, U.K. The flight crew reported a no. 2 engine fire electronic centralized aircraft monitor (ECAM) indication at about 500 feet AGL, declared an emergency, shutdown the no. 2 engine, discharged both fire bottles, and initiated an air turn back to the departure airport. During the return the fire warning indication cleared, and the airplane made an uneventful overweight single engine landing on runway 27R at 18:34.
After landing, airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) crews met the airplane on the runway and observed smoke and flames emanating from the no. 2 engine. ARFF sprayed the engine with fire retardant foam and extinguished the fire. The airplane was towed to the gate and the passengers disembarked. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew and the airplane sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The flight crews delayed landing after an in-flight engine fire, which reignited after both fire bottles were discharged and resulted in substantial damage to an engine pylon. Contributing to the delayed landing was likely the flight crews perception that the fire had been extinguished due to the disappearance of the primary engine fire warning indications after the fire detection loops were damaged and that a landing as soon as possible was not perceived to be necessary.
Contributing to the duration of the fire was the contamination of an engine fire isolation system component which resulted in hydraulic fluid leaking into the designated engine fire zone after the engine was shutdown and the fire button was pressed.
Forced landing on runway
» Flightradar24
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 2018 |
| Time: | 18:09 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-302 |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N806NW |
| MSN: | 578 |
| First flight: | 2004-02-10 (14 years 2 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 64598 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 274 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 288 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL), United Kingdom | |
| Flightnumber: | DL30 |
Delta Air Lines flight 30, an Airbus A330-300, experienced a no. 2 engine fire during initial climb from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia, USA.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330-323, had taken off from runway 26L at en route to London, U.K. The flight crew reported a no. 2 engine fire electronic centralized aircraft monitor (ECAM) indication at about 500 feet AGL, declared an emergency, shutdown the no. 2 engine, discharged both fire bottles, and initiated an air turn back to the departure airport. During the return the fire warning indication cleared, and the airplane made an uneventful overweight single engine landing on runway 27R at 18:34.
After landing, airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) crews met the airplane on the runway and observed smoke and flames emanating from the no. 2 engine. ARFF sprayed the engine with fire retardant foam and extinguished the fire. The airplane was towed to the gate and the passengers disembarked. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew and the airplane sustained substantial damage.
Probable Cause:
Probable Cause: The flight crews delayed landing after an in-flight engine fire, which reignited after both fire bottles were discharged and resulted in substantial damage to an engine pylon. Contributing to the delayed landing was likely the flight crews perception that the fire had been extinguished due to the disappearance of the primary engine fire warning indications after the fire detection loops were damaged and that a landing as soon as possible was not perceived to be necessary.
Contributing to the duration of the fire was the contamination of an engine fire isolation system component which resulted in hydraulic fluid leaking into the designated engine fire zone after the engine was shutdown and the fire button was pressed.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Engine fireForced landing on runway
Sources:
» KCTV5» Flightradar24
Photos
Video, social media
#delta airline fire at #atlanta airport pic.twitter.com/KDHtDDiXdF
paul egas (@EgasPaul) 18 april 2018
Delta jet makes emergency landing after smoke pours from engine https://t.co/DSQIruyxtY pic.twitter.com/Ene1iuSazw
New York Post (@nypost) 19 april 2018
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 6716 km (4197 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to London-Heathrow Airport as the crow flies is 6716 km (4197 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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