What happened
On January 18, 2018, at approximately 14:25 Western Australian standard time, an Airbus A330-323, registration 9M-MTM, experienced compressor stalls in its No. 1 engine, a Pratt & Whitney PW4168A. Following the compressor stalls, the flight crew performed a shutdown of the engine.
The aircraft was performing a flight from Sydney, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the event occurred. The crew subsequently diverted the aircraft to Alice Springs, Australia, for landing. There were no injuries reported among the 2 flight crew members, 8 flight attendants, and 245 passengers on board.