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| Date: | Thursday 9 February 2017 |
| Time: | 22:50 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-FNJ |
| MSN: | 300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 206 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aerolineas Argentinas flight AR1301, an Airbus A330-200, returned to the gate at New York-JFK Airport after flames/sparks were seen emitting from the no.2 PW4168A engine. The incident occurred as the aircraft was lined up and preparing for takeoff from runway 31L.
When ARFF services attentded they found no evidence of a fire. The plane taxied back to the gate
The airline reported that the engine suffered a compressor stall.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ar1301#c6a7851
/1747334/_/
https://www.facebook.com/aerolineas.argentinas/photos/rpp.133969263284886/1616134928401638/?type=3&theater
Location
Media:
PLANE EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT - A jet bound for Buenos Aires is grounded after one of its engines caught fire at New York’s JFK airport. pic.twitter.com/sa9Md75uVX
— ABC World News Now (@abcWNN) February 10, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2017 12:04 | Crabfat | Added |
| 10-Feb-2017 12:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 12:23 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 13:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 13:11 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 20:14 | JUAN C RORIGUEZ | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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