# NTSB DCA09WA074: Boeing 757, Barcelona, Spain, August 2, 2009

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 2, 2009, 07:50 local (07:50 UTC)
- Place: Barcelona, Spain
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: IIC for CIAIAC Spain
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA09WA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74558/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09WA074

## Factual narrative

On August 2, 2009, at about 0750 UTC, a British Airways Boeing 757-236, registration number G-CPEM, declared an emergency during descent into Barcelona International Airport, Barcelona, Spain. The flight had originated at the London Heathrow International Airport, London, England. It was reported that, during the top of descent into Barcelona, a status message was seen on the flight deck along with smoke in the cabin. An acrid smoke was also smelled on the flight deck. The flight crew went on oxygen and declared a MAYDAY. The flight landed normally and the passengers were evacuated by emergency slides. There were 183 people on board and no injuries were reported. The Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC)of Spain is conducting a full investigation into this incident. The NTSB has assigned a US accredited representative as the state of manufacture under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. Inquiries on this investigation should be directed to: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil Ministerio de Fomento C\Fruela, 6 — 1ª planta 28011 Madrid Spain E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Website: http://www.ciaiac.es

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-CPEM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757 (236)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28665
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: British Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: EGLL, London Heathrow
- Destination: LEBL, Barcelona
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LEBL, Barcelona, Spain

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