Incident Airbus A330-202 VH-EBF,
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Date:Thursday 11 June 2009
Time:16:25 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A332 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-202
Owner/operator:Jetstar Airways
Registration: VH-EBF
MSN: 853
Year of manufacture:2007
Engine model:GE CF6-80E1A4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Incident
Location:Guam -   Guam
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB)
Destination airport:Gold Coast Airport - OOL
Investigating agency: ATSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The airline says almost four hours into the flight, smoke was seen in the cockpit and moments later the right hand cockpit window caught fire. Jetstar says technical crew extinguished the fire which was contained to the cockpit only.

The aircraft landed without incident at Guam International Airport at 2.20am (AEST) Australian time.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: ATSB
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25619223-5014090,00.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2009/AAIR/aair200903339.aspx]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jun-2009 21:04 mmolloy Added
10-Jun-2009 22:24 mmolloy Updated
11-Jun-2009 05:25 harro Updated
12-Jun-2009 11:31 CAN Updated
14-Jun-2009 23:48 A. Chiba Updated
15-Jun-2009 10:36 harro Updated

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