Incident: Airbus A220
Dec 26, 2018 · Busan, KR
NTSB numberENG19IA008Event id20181228X64015
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The manufacturer’s inadequate cleaning of the crucible before melting the nickel alloy used in casting the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades that resulted in a casting anomaly from where an intergranular crack occurred became the origin of a fatigue crack that led to the fracture of a low pressure turbine stage 3 blade.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Airbus A220
- Registration
- HL8314
- Year built
- 2018
- Category
- Airplane
- Operating rules
- Non-US, commercial
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
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