Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
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
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ENG18WA011