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December 20, 2012 · Airbus A330 200 · D-ABXA
Phuket, TH
Overview
Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Incident
Date
December 20, 2012
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (257 uninjured)
Location
Phuket, TH
Aircraft
Airbus A330 200
Tail Number
D-ABXA
Operator
Air Berlin
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
ENG13RA009
On December 20, 2012, at about 1341 UTC, an Air Berlin Airbus Industrie A330-200 airplane, registered in Germany as D-ABXA, experienced a failure of the left engine, a Pratt & Whitney PW4168, shortly after takeoff from Phuket, Thailand. After the engine failed, the airplane also experienced a hydraulic failure. The airplane returned to Phuket for an overweight landing. There were no injuries to 10 flight crewmembers and 247 passengers on board. The airplane had just departed Phuket for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The investigation is being conducted by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU). As the state of manufacture of the PW4168 engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU with their investigation under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. All inquiries should be directed to the BFU at: Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Website: http://www.bfu-web.de
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On December 20, 2012, at about 1341 UTC, an Air Berlin Airbus Industrie A330-200 airplane, registered in Germany as D-ABXA, experienced a failure of the left engine, a Pratt & Whitney PW4168, shortly after takeoff from Phuket, Thailand. After the engine failed, the airplane also experienced a hydraulic failure. The airplane returned to Phuket for an overweight landing. There were no injuries to 10 flight crewmembers and 247 passengers on board. The airplane had just departed Phuket for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The investigation is being conducted by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU). As the state of manufacture of the PW4168 engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU with their investigation under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. All inquiries should be directed to the BFU at: Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Website: http://www.bfu-web.de
Flight
Event TypeIncident
Event Time13:41 UTC
Nearest AirportPhuket, Thailand (0nm)
Flight Plan FiledUnknown
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft
AircraftAirbus A330 200
Tail NumberD-ABXA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageMinor
OperatorAir Berlin
Engines2
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (257 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured257
Total257
Conditions
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0