Skip to content

ENG04RA001

2003-08-09 · Brussels, Belgium · None · 1 aircraft · Status: N/A

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

On August 9, 2003, a Sabena Brussels Airlines Airbus Industrie A330, registered in Belgium as OO-SFO, had to return to Brussels, Belgium after the pilots felt a vibration in the left engine, a General Electric CF6-80E1turbofan. The airplane was enroute from Brussels at is cruising altitude of 35,000 feet when the pilots reported feeling a short duration, heavy vibration. The pilots reduced the power to idle and returned to Brussels for an uneventful landing. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Belgium Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure. This report is for information purposes only and contains information that was release by or obtained from the Government of Belgium. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Ministry of Communications and Infrastructure Air Accidents and Investigations Center Communication North - 4th floor Rue du Progres, P.O. Box 5 B-1039 Brussels, Belgium Fax: (32) 2 277 4260 Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2003_ENG04RA001.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

Search this event elsewhere

External sources are reported, not agency: signal that something happened, not fact about what happened.

Related research

Matched on aircraft type. All research papers