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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2011 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-322 |
| Owner/operator: | Brussels Airlines |
| Registration: | OO-SFV |
| MSN: | 095 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 290 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA) |
| Brussel Airport (BRU/EBBR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While taxying for departure at Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport (FIH/FZAA), one of the engines contacted a pile of sand and rocks that was being used for construction works. The engine ingested a large amount of sand, causing some bent fan blades and sand in the airco system.
The airplane was repaired and ferried back to Brussels on August 2.
Sources:
http://www.air-journal.fr/2011-07-29-brussels-airlines-un-a330-avale-du-sable-533493.html
http://www.luchtzak.be/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=45438
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 November 2000 | C-FBUS | Skyservice Airlines | 0 | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |  |
non |
| 15 February 2001 | C-FBUS | Skyservice Airlines | 0 | 30nm West of Kozhikode |  |
min |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2011 13:45 | harro | Added |
| 02-Aug-2011 13:47 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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