# NTSB DCA11WA099: Airbus A320, N493TA, Cusco, Peru, September 19, 2011

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 19, 2011, 16:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Cusco, Peru
- Coordinates: -13.535833, -71.938888 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-13.5358&lon=-71.9389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA11WA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81834/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA11WA099

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A320-233, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=3940329), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 19, 2011, at 1620 UTC, an Airbus A320-233, N493TA, experienced smoke in the cockpit. The airplane landed uneventfully at Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (SPZO), Peru, its original destination. None of the passengers or crewmembers were injured, and the airplane sustained no damage. The flight was registered to and operated by Trans American Airlines, S.A. The flight originated at Jorge Chávez International Airport (SPIM), Lima, Peru. The incident is being investigated by the government of Peru.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N493TA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N493TA-2023-09-30), registration cancelled 2023-09-30, S/N 2917, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-233](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-233) (registry code 3940329) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2527E-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527e-a5) (registry code 34605, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2917
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Trans American Airlines, S.A.
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Airport: SPZO, Alejandro Velasco Astete IAP

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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