Judging by images of the incident that have since appeared on the Internet, it appears that an HPT disc ruptured, puncturing the fuel tank ... equipped with GE CF6-80A series engines experienced ...

The pilots aborted a takeoff and all 161 passengers and nine crew members evacuated from the plane before a fuel leak ... according to the GE Aviation letter. The engine was a CF6-80C2.

GE reported the CF6-80E1 engine has the lowest operating and maintenance costs compared to other A330 engine options. In 2012, GE Aviation refined the engine’s component efficiencies to provide up to ...