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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 2018 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-HLN |
| MSN: | 389 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 285 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Airbus A330-343 aircraft, registration B-HLN, operated by Cathay Pacific Airways suffered an engine surge on takeoff from Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport.
The flight crew noticed a stall message with audible surge, N2 and N3 high vibration and a low oil pressure on the Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM). An inflight shutdown was performed per standard operating procedures. The aircraft returned to Hong Kong and landed safely.
Cause:
The IFSD was due to HPT blade fracture caused by sulphidation corrosion and High Cycle Fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2021 07:56 | harro | Added |
| 18-Dec-2021 20:46 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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