# NTSB DCA09WA058: Boeing 767, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan, June 5, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 5, 2009
- Place: Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 210 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74147/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA058

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,557 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 6, 2009, Japan Airlines flight 653, a Boeing 767-300, registration JA-613J, experienced a cabin fire during approach to Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP), Taipei, Taiwan. The remains of a charred lighter were found in the nook between a seat belt root lock and the seat cushion. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew and the airplane received minor damage.The investigation is being conducted by the Taiwan Aviation Safety Council. The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation as the Country of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA-613J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Japan Airlines International Co Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Destination: RCTP, Taipei
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: RCTP, Taoyuan International Airport

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.

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