Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ENG15RA028

Aircraft #1

HL8211

AIRBUS A330 - 223

Factual Information

On July 23, 2015, at about 12:23 UTC, a Korean Air Airbus A330-223, registration number HL8211, experienced a No. 1 (left engine) stall after initial takeoff from the King Khalid International Airport (KSA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The flight crew received a subsequent No. 1 engine exhaust gas temperature overlimit and No. 1 engine fail warning in the cockpit, declared an emergency and performed an in-flight shutdown of the engine and a return to KSA for an uneventful single engine landing. The Aviation Investigation Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is conducting the investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board is serving as their Accredited Representative as the State of Manufacture of the engines. For additional information, contact the Aviation Investigation Bureau of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at: Aviation Safety Department Presidency of Civil Aviation P.O. Box 887 Jeddah 21165, Saudi Arabia Tel.: +966 012 685-6551, Fax: +966 012 685-4250, e-mail: report@aib.gov.sa, website www.aib.gov.sa AFTN: OEJDYAYX, Telex: 601093 CIVAIR SJ, Cable: CIVILAIR JEDDAH

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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