Airbus A330 - 302 incident near Caines, Australia, Au, October 10, 2013
On October 10, 2013, a 2012 Airbus A330 - 302, registered B18358, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Caines, Australia (Caines airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 10, 2013
- Place
- Caines, Australia, Australia · Caines
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A330 - 302 302, built 2012 · all A330 - 302s on the register
- Registration
- B18358 · no longer on the register · serial 1346
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On October 4, 2013, a China Airlines Airbus A330-302, powered by General Electric CF6-80E1A4 turbofan engines experienced a No. 1 engine starter failure while at cruise after takeoff from Sydney Airport, Sydney Australia. The flight crew shutdown the engine and the airplane diverted to Caines, Australia where an uneventful single engine was performed. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the engines.
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
What happened, in order
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute (cruise) defining event
The aircraft
- Seats: 307
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: General Electric CF6-80E1A4 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: China Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: SYD Sydney
- Destination: TPE Taipei
- 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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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.