# Incident 20260302010669I: Boeing 787-9, Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2026, 10:53 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 33.9424° N, 118.4035° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9424&lon=-118.4035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24972, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24972) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 787-9 (registry code 1385609, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-787-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GENX series (registry code 30163, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-genx-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 787-9
- Reported engine: GE GENX SERIES
- People aboard: 250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,545 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA26LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260302010669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MARCH 2, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE FIRE DURING CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT, A BOEING 787-9 WITH GENX ENGINES DEPARTED LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KLAX) FROM RUNWAY 25R EN ROUTE TO NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KEWR). APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALTITUDE OF 18,000 FEET, THERE WERE MULTIPLE FAULTS ON THE LEFT ENGINE INCLUDING HIGH VIBRATION, ENGINE THRUST, ENGINE SURGE, AND DETECT FIRE. THE FIRST FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND THE FAULTS BRIEFLY SUBSIDED, BUT UPON THE FAULT RETURNS, THE SECOND FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS THEN SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. ABOUT 36 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KLAX AND LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 25L. AFTER LANDING, A THIRD DETECT FIRE FAULT AND A CORRESPONDING THIRD LEFT ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS COMPLETED ON RUNWAY 25L, AND PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED VIA THE SLIDES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA26LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA184), Mar 2, 2026: Boeing 787-9 (N24972), Los Angeles, CA, incident, no damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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