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Incident to the Airbus A330 registered VH-EBR and operated by Qantas on 14/04/2018 near Brisbane [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Panne du moteur N°1 lors de la montée

Responsible entity

Australia - ATSB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During climb, the crew detected abnormal engine indications and airframe vibrations. the crew reduced the left engine power setting to idle and the aircraft returned to brisbane. The engineering inspection revealed two engine blades missing from the No. 1 engine and severe impact to the remaining blades. The engine was subsequently replaced.