Brussels-bound A330 suffered failures in both engines

Belgian investigators have disclosed that a Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-200 suffered failures in both engines while en route from Kinshasa Dec 11. The aircraft had been cruising at 40,000ft when the left-hand Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine failed, says French investigation authority BEA citing Belgian counterparts. Its crew transmitted an urgency call, and considered diverting to Djerba, off the coast of Tunisia, as a precaution. But the pilots managed to relight the engine and opted to proceed to Brussels. BEA states, however, that during the approach to Brussels the right-hand engine failed “several times” and relit automatically. The aircraft landed at Brussels with both engines operating. The aircraft is an 18-year old airframe introduced to the Brussels Airlines fleet in 2013. <br/>