DCA08WA100

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing B737-800 · Paris, France · August 16, 2008

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 16, 2008, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
Place
Paris, France
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
SU-BPZBoeing B737-800
Weather
Visual (VMC)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
68991

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Sequence of events

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Analysis

On August 16, 2008, a Boeing 737-800, serial number YK633, Egyptian registration SU-BPZ, struck runway lights near a construction zone while departing runway 27L at Paris Charles DeGaulle airport. The airplane continued to Alexandria, Egypt. There were no injuries and a local Boeing service representative in Egypt reported three nose tires were replaced. There was an undetermined further extent of damage. The aircraft was operated by AMC Aircraft Maintenance Corporation of Egypt. Initial information from the operator indicated the flight crew miscalculated runway length and aircraft speeds for departure. This investigation is being conducted by the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile (BEA) of France. All inquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to the BEA at: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile Bâtiment 153 Aéroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget France Website: http://www.bea-fr.org

Factual narrative

On August 16, 2008, a Boeing 737-800, serial number YK633, Egyptian registration SU-BPZ, struck runway lights near a construction zone while departing runway 27L at Paris Charles DeGaulle airport. The airplane continued to Alexandria, Egypt. There were no injuries and a local Boeing service representative in Egypt reported three nose tires were replaced. There was an undetermined further extent of damage. The aircraft was operated by AMC Aircraft Maintenance Corporation of Egypt. Initial information from the operator indicated the flight crew miscalculated runway length and aircraft speeds for departure. This investigation is being conducted by the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile (BEA) of France. All inquiries regarding this investigation should be directed to the BEA at: Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile Bâtiment 153 Aéroport du Bourget 93350 Le Bourget France Website: http://www.bea-fr.org

Aircraft

Registration
SU-BPZ
Reported as
Boeing B737-800
Category
Airplane
Serial number
YK633
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Aircraft Maintenance Corporation
Registered owner
Aircraft Maintenance Corporation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
Paris
Destination
Alexandria
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
LFPG · Charles DeGaulle

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)
Wind
210° at 7 knots