Aviation Accident Summaries

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Aircraft #1

9M-MTM

AIRBUS A330

Factual Information

On January 18, 2018, about 14:25 Western Australian standard time, a Malaysian-registered Airbus A330-323 airplane had the No. 1 engine, a Pratt & Whitney PW4168A engine shutdown by the flight crew after it had compressor stalls. The airplane, which was operating from Sydney, Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia diverted to Alice Springs, Australia for landing. There were no injuries to the 2 flight crew, 8 flight attendants, and 245 passengers on board. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating this incident. All inquiries concerning this incident should be the directed to the ATSB. Australian Transport Safety Bureau 62 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601 Telephone: 1800 020 616 International Telephone: +61 2 6257 4150 Website: www.atsb.gov.au

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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