Incident: France A388 over Greenland on Sep 30th 2017, fan and engine inlet separated


An Air France Airbus A380-800, registration F-HPJE performing flight AF-66 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL370 about 200nm southeast of Nuuk (Greenland) when the fan and inlet of the #4 engine (GP7270, outboard right hand) separated from the engine. The crew descended the aircraft to FL310 and diverted to Goose Bay,NL (Canada) for a safe landing about 2 hours later. Emergency services reported hydraulic fluid leaking from the engine.

A runway inspection discovered debris on the arrival runway, which needed to be cleaned before the runway could be reopened.

A passenger reported there was a loud thud followed by vibrations.

The passengers report they are still on board of the aircraft about 2 hours after landing because the airport does not have stairs to accomodate the A380.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Goose Bay following serious damage to one of the four engines. Flight and Cabin crew handled the serious incident perfectly. Teams are being dispatched to Goose Bay to assist the passengers, the airline is working to re-route the passengers to Los Angeles via their connecting platforms in North America.

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The airline later reported that airline staff reached Goose Bay and now takes care of the passengers. Two flights were dispatched to Goose Bay to pick up the passengers and take them to Los Angeles. An Air France Boeing 777-300 registration F-GZNO arriving from Montreal,QC (Canada) reached Goose Bay at about 02:50L (05:50Z) and departed Goose Bay for Atlanta,GA (USA) at flight AF-4080 at 06:55L (09:55Z). An additional Boeing 737-300 registration C-GNLQ leased in from Nolinor arrived 3 hours ago and already departed Goose Bay as flight NRL-580 to Winnipeg,MB (Canada) and further to Los Angeles.

The passengers disembarked via stairs and boarded the replacement aircraft.

On Oct 1st 2017 the Canadian TSB reported they have dispatched a team of investigators to Goose Bay to collect evidence and assess the occurrence.

On Oct 3rd 2017 the French BEA announced, that the Danish Aviation Authorities (responsible also for Greenland) have delegated the investigation to the BEA. Representatives of Denmark, the US NTSB and the Canadian TSB have joined the investigation. Four BEA investigators accompanied by advisors from Airbus and Air France departed to Goose Bay on Oct 1st, NTSB investigators accompanied by advisors from Engine Alliance (General Electric and Pratt Whitney) travelled to Goose Bay. A fifth BEA investigator travelled to Ottawa for a first reading of the FDR data which confirmed the fan separation took place over Greenland. First observation of the engine suggests, the fan - the first rotating element - detached in flight dragging the air inlet with it. The damage appears to be limited to engine #4 and its immediate environment.

Air France A380 AF66 emergency landing in Goose Bay - YouTube

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Engine Alliance to start engine inspection campaign over A380 uncontained engine failure


The French BEA issued an update on the September 2017 uncontained engine failure over Greenland involving an Air France Airbus A380.

Part from the fan hub recently recovered from Greenland has been examined by the manufacturer Engine Alliance under BEA supervision. Metallurgical examination of the recovered titanium fan hub fragment identified a subsurface fatigue crack origin. The fracture was initiated in a microtextured area approximately in the middle of the slot bottom.
Examination of the fracture is ongoing. Meanwhile, Engine Alliance announced to the concerned A380 operators that an engine inspection campaign will be launched soon.