Airbus Industrie A330 incident near Dusseldorf, Ge, October 4, 2007
On October 4, 2007, a Airbus Industrie A330 suffered minor damage in an incident near Dusseldorf. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 4, 2007
- Place
- Dusseldorf, Georgia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus Industrie A330 · all A330s on the register
- Registration
- not recorded
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 4, 2007, a LTU Airbus A330-300, registration number D-AERK, liberated the aft fan cowls on both sides from the No. 1 engine shortly after takeoff. The liberated panels hit the aircraft causing damage to the right wing, fuel tank and flaps. An in-flight shutdown of the No. 1engine occurred and the airplane returned to Dusseldorf (DUS) for an uneventful landing. No injuries or fatalities among the 123 persons on board. The German BFU is conducting the investigation and the NTSB is acting as an accredited representative to the BFU with Pratt & Whitney serving as a technical advisor. Airbus is also supporting the BFU in their investigation. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Germany. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel.: (49) 531 3548 0 E-mail: box@bfu-web.de Fax: (49) 531 3548 246 Telex: 952749 ACCID D Website: http://www.bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Germany.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: DUS Dusseldorf
- Destination: SKG Macedonia
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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