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An A330 flight crew declared and emergency and returned to their departure airport following the failure of the right engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 942565 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Normal takeoff from runway RNAV SID departure; we were at 8;000 and cleared to 14;000 ft 250 KTS. While starting our climb to 14;000 we were passing 9;800 we heard a loud explosion with a yaw to the right followed by master warning and master caution lights. I noticed the #2 engine egt was red lined and the engine had failed. We declared an emergency with departure and told them we had an engine failure and needed to return to the airport and wanted to land on the center runway and to have equipment standing by.we did the ECAM procedures and QRH. The relief pilot did a great job with the passengers and the company and the flight attendant's as after the engine failed the cabin was reported to have smoke in it and the flight attendant's were concerned. We were able to clear the smoke quickly and ran all check lists and did an over weight landing with a full stop on the runway for inspection or the tires and for fire. The flight attendant's were briefed to expect a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A330 flight crew declared and emergency and returned to their departure airport following the failure of the right engine.
Narrative: Normal takeoff from runway RNAV SID departure; we were at 8;000 and cleared to 14;000 FT 250 KTS. While starting our climb to 14;000 we were passing 9;800 we heard a loud explosion with a yaw to the right followed by Master Warning and Master Caution lights. I noticed the #2 engine EGT was red lined and the engine had failed. We declared an emergency with Departure and told them we had an engine failure and needed to return to the airport and wanted to land on the center runway and to have equipment standing by.We did the ECAM procedures and QRH. The Relief Pilot did a great job with the passengers and the company and the Flight Attendant's as after the engine failed the cabin was reported to have smoke in it and the Flight Attendant's were concerned. We were able to clear the smoke quickly and ran all check lists and did an over weight landing with a full stop on the runway for inspection or the tires and for fire. The Flight Attendant's were briefed to expect a normal landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.