# NTSB Incident ENG19IA008
> **AIRBUS A220** · 2018-12-26 · Busan, OF, KS · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ENG19IA008
- **Event ID:** 20181228X64015
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2018-12-26
- **Location:** Busan, OF, KS
- **Coordinates:** 35.15406, 131.133565
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 0
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIRBUS
- **Model:** A220
- **Registration:** HL8314
- **FAR Part:** NUSC
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

The manufacturer’s inadequate cleaning of the crucible before melting the nickel alloy used in casting the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades that resulted in a casting anomaly from where an intergranular crack occurred became the origin of a fatigue crack that led to the fracture of a low pressure turbine stage 3 blade.

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