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| Date: | Wednesday 10 October 2012 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Owner/operator: | TAM Linhas Aéreas |
| Registration: | PT-MVE |
| MSN: | 361 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Paris -
 France
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
| Rio de Janeiro/Galeão-Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport, RJ (GIG/SBGL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A TAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A330-223, Brazilian registration number PT-MVE, flight number JJ8055, experienced a No. 2 (left) engine (a Pratt & Whitney PW4168 turbofan) failure after take-off from Charles De Gaulle (CDG) airport, Paris France. The crew felt aircraft vibration and No. 2 exhaust gas temperature (EGT) increased followed by a stall. The flight crew returned the airplane to CDG where an uneventful single engine landing was made. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
NTSB ENG13RA002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 2008 | PT-MVE | TAM Linhas Aéreas | 0 | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 16:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 05-Aug-2023 19:48 | harro | Updated |
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