A332

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A332
Name	A-330-200
Manufacturer	AIRBUS
Body	Wide
Type	Fixed Wing
WTC	Heavy
APC	C
Engine	Jet
Engine count	Multi
Also manufacturered as: AIRBUS A-330-200 AIRBUS Prestige (A-330-200) AIRBUS A-330-200 Prestige

AIRBUS A-330-200

Image source: IANS

Description

Large capacity long range airliner. In service since 1998. Shorter long range version of A-330-300 ( 2-engine version of A340) to supplement the A-300-600. Full freighter version A330-200F (first delivery in 2004). Total of 327 aircraft ordered and 229 in operation (August 2006). The A332 is member of the A330 family of aircraft.

General

Aircraft name	A-330-200
ICAO code/WTC	A332 / H
Manufacturer	AIRBUS
Type Code/APC	L2J / C

Technical Data

Wing span	60.3 m197.835 ft
Length	58.8 m192.913 ft
Heigth	17.4 m57.087 ft
Powerplant	2 x 306kN GE CF6-80E1 or 2 x 300kN R-R Trent 772 or 2 x 308kN PW 4173 turbofans.
Engine Model	General Electric CF6, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, Rolls-Royce Trent

For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:

• AIRBUS A-330-200

Accidents & Serious Incidents involving A332

• A332 / RJ1H, vicinity Zurich Switzerland, 2004 (LOS HF) (On 31 October 2004, a Loss of Separation occurred between an A330-200, on a low go-around from Rwy 14 at Zurich Switzerland, and an Avro RJ100 which had been cleared for take-off on Rwy 10 and was on a convergent flight path.)
• A332, Montego Bay Jamaica, 2008 (GND RE HF) (Prior to the departure of a Thomas Cook Airlines Airbus A330-200 from Montego Bay Jamaica during the hours of darkness and in normal visibility on 28 October 2008, incorrect takeoff speeds had been input to the FMS by the flight crew without this being recognised. When rotation during take off was, as a consequence, initiated too early, the aircraft failed to become airborne as expected. The aircraft commander, acting as PF, quickly selected TOGA power and the aircraft became airborne before the end of the available runway had been reached and climbed away safely.)
• A332, Sydney Australia 2009, (GND LOC HF) (On 4 July 2009, an Airbus A332 being operated by Jetstar Airways on a scheduled passenger flight from Sydney to Melbourne carried a 750 kg ULD which had been expressly rejected by the aircraft commander during the loading operation without flight crew awareness. There was no reported effect on aircraft handling during the flight.)
• A332, en-route, Atlantic Ocean, 2009 (LOC HF AW WX) (On 1 June 2009, an Airbus A330-200 being operated by Air France on a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris CDG exited controlled flight and crashed into the sea with the loss of the aircraft and all 228 occupants.)
• A332, en-route, North Atlantic Ocean, 2001 (HF LOC AW FIRE) (On 24 August 2001, an Airbus A330-200 on a flight from Toronto to Lisbon, operated by Air Transat, experienced complete fuel exhaustion. After a flame out of both engines, the crew diverted the flight, making a successful glide of 65 nm120.38 km from FL345 to land at an alternate aerodrome - Lajes Air Force Base in the Azores.)
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