Airbus A319 incident near London, Gb, May 24, 2013
On May 24, 2013, a Airbus A319, registered GEUOE, suffered minor damage in an incident near London (London Heathrow airport). 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
- May 24, 2013
- Place
- London, United Kingdom · London Heathrow
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319 · all A319s on the register
- Registration
- GEUOE · no longer on the register · serial 1574
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
An Airbus A319-131, registration number G-EUOE, during departure from London-Heathrow International Airport, had the engine cowls from both International Aero Engines V2500 engines separate and fall on to the runway. The pilots declared a PAN and reported that they would return to Heathrow. During the approach to Heathrow, a fire occurred in the right engine. The pilots declared an emergency, shut down the right engine, and discharged both fire bottles. After the airplane landed and was stopped on the runway, the fire brigade extinguished a small fire in the right engine. The passengers and crew evacuated the airplane via the emergency slides on the left side of the airplane. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the AAIB with their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB of the United Kingdom: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel.: +44 (0)1252 510300 Telex: 858119 ACCINV G Fax: +44 (0)1252 376999
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
- Engine 1: Internatioal Aero Engines V2522-A5 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: V2522-A5 (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: EGLL London
- Destination: ENGM Oslo
- Flight plan: not recorded
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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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.