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Nicola Tesla, Belgrade, Serbia Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Belgrade, Serbia Suriname
Saturday, October 18, 2008 5:19 UTC
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On 18 October 2008, approximately 0519 coordinated universal time, a Boeing 737-800, registration D-AXLF, operated by German charter company XL Airways Germany as flight GXL614, experienced an engine failure while enroute from Frankfurt (EDDF) Germany to Antalya (LTAI) Turkey. The flight diverted to the Nikola Tesla Airport in Belgrade, Serbia, landed and an emergency evacuation was performed. There were 189 persons on the aircraft: 182 adult passengers, 1 child and 6 crew members and no injuries were reported.
The left-hand (No.1) engine was on fire during the landing and after the aircraft came to a halt, Airport Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) sprayed extinguishing agents into the engine.
The left-hand engine suffered a number 4 bearing failure and a fire ensued in the aft center body of the engine. Due to the fire, the engine pylon, some left wing components, electrical cables, and hydraulic tubing were heat affected.
The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Directorate of the Republic of Serbia.
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This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Serbia and Montenegro.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Incident |
| Event Date | 10/18/2008 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 519 |
| Event Time Zone | Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT |
| Event City | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Event State | -- |
| Event Country | SURINAME |
| Zipcode of the event site | -- |
| Event Date Year | 2008 |
| Event Date Month | 10 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | Nicola Tesla, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | LYBE |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | -- |
| Time of the weather observation | |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | -- |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | -- |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | -- |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | -- |
| Lighting Conditions | -- |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 189 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | Foreign |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Aviation Directorate of the Re |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 18 2010 4:44PM |
| User who most recently changed record | reih |
| Basic weather conditions | -- |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | -- |
| NTSB Number | ENG08WA050 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Non-U.S., Commercial |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | In-flight |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BOEING |
| Aircraft Model | 737 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 804 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28218 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | -- |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | XL Airways Germany GmbH |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | Hessenring 13 |
| Aircraft Owner City | Moerfelden-Walldorf |
| Aircraft Owner State | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Country | GE |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 64546 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | Hessenring 13 |
| Operator City | Moerfelden-Walldorf |
| Operator State | -- |
| Operator Country | GE |
| Operator Zip code | 64546 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | International |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | EDDF |
| Departure City | Frankfurt |
| Departure State | -- |
| Departure Country | GE |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | -- |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | LTAI |
| Destination City | Antalya |
| Destination State | -- |
| Destination Country | TU |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 18 2010 4:23PM |
| User who most recently changed record | reih |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |