# NTSB DCA10WA095: Boeing 757, Las Palmas, Spain, February 17, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 17, 2010, 15:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place: Las Palmas, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA095
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77237/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA095

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Electrical system malf/failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 182 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/332/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 17, 2010, at 1555 UTC, a Thompson Airways Boeing 757 experienced pilot and first officer airspeed indicator anomalies during climbout from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The event occurred during a period of turbulence and lightning activity, although the airplane was not struck by lightning. All airspeed indications returned to normal when the airplane exited the area of turbulence and lightning. The flight continued to its destination, London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and landed uneventfully. The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating this event, along with several similar events related to static buildup on airframes during certain atmospheric conditions. The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative as the state of manufacture of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Transport Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-BYAI (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757 (204)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Thompson Airways
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: LGA, Las Palmas
- Destination: LGW, London
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LGA, Gran Canaris

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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