# NTSB DCA10WA049: Boeing 747, Paris, France, April 8, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 8, 2010
- Place: Paris, France
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 326 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Boeing Company
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75724/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA049

## Factual narrative

On April 8, 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 747-400, registration B-HOV, experienced a fire in the avionics bay when the ground power unit was connected while parked at the gate at Charles De Gaulle Airport (LFPG), Paris, France. There were no injuries to the 326 passengers and crew onboard. The flight was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) to Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG). The investigation is being conducted by the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses pour la Sécurité de l’Aviation civile (BEA). The NTSB has assigned an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-HOV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (400)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: VHHH, PARIS
- Destination: LFPG
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: cdg, Charles De Gaulle 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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