Airbus A330 PT-MVE

Summary

On 10 October 2012, a Airbus A330 registered PT-MVE, operated by TAM Linhas Aereas, was involved in an incident near Paris, France, France. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 October 2012

Classification

Incident

Location

Paris, France, France

Nearest airport

Charles De Gaulle (CDG)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Airbus A330

Registration

PT-MVE

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

TAM Linhas Aereas

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Paris → Rio De Janerio

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG13RA002

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 11, 2012, a TAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A330-223, Brazilian registration number PT-MVE, flight number JJ8055, experienced an 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. The Brazilian Aeronaitical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist CENIPA in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to CENPA at: AERONAUTICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION CENTER INVESTIGATION DIVISION SHIS - QI 05 – VI COMAR, BRASÍLIA-DF, BRAZIL, ZIP: 71.615-600 TELEPHONE: (55-61) 3364-8838 FAX: (55-61) 3365-1004 [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.