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Serious incident to the Airbus A300 registered N134UP operated by UPS occured on 19/07/18 at Las Vegas [investigation led by NTSB - United States]

Feu du moteur n°1 en croisière, demi-tour

Responsible entity

United States - NTSB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the American authorities:

No. 1 engine fire ECAM indication at about 10000 feet AGL. Crew declared an emergency, shutdown the No. 1 engine, discharged both fire bottles, and returned to KLAS where they made an uneventful single engine landing. Maintenance crews observed sooting and thermal damage to the No. 1 engine.