Serious Incident to the Airbus A330 registered B-6099 and operated by China Eastern Airlines on 11/06/2017 at Sydney [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During take-off, a section of engine cowling from the No. 1 engine separated from the aircraft. The crew conducted a fuel dump and returned the aircraft to Sydney.

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General information
Local date	11/06/2017
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	AD Sydney
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0332

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	China - China Eastern Airlines
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	B-6099
State of registry	China
Last departure point	Australia - YSSY (SYD): Sydney / Kingsford Smith International
Planned destination	China - ZSPD (PVG) : Pudong
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	916
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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