BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

03/30/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/30/2023 08:16

Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered RP-C4106 operated by Cebu Pacific on 22/03/2023 en route

Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered RP-C4106 operated by Cebu Pacific on 22/03/2023 en route

Fire on engine en route, diversion, emergency landing

Philippines - AIB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Philippine authorities:

The aircraft diverted to WBKK for an emergency landing due to engine fire.

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General information
Local date 22/03/2023
Responsible entity Philippines - AIB
Scope of Investigation Full (Annex 13) type investigation
State or area of occurrence Asia - Malaysia
Location En croisière, FL380
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences None
Occurrence class Serious incident
File number BEA2023-0089
Flight Information
Aircraft category Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator Philippines - Cebu Pacific Air
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration RP-C4106
State of registry Philippines
Last departure point Philippines - RPVM (CEB): Masbate
Planned destination Singapore - WSSS (SIN): Singapore changi
Flight phase En route
Serial number 6925
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.