# NTSB DCA12WA027: Boeing 777, N790AN, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 14, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 14, 2012
- Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 191 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82723/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA027

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 777-223, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=1385213), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Brazilian Centro de Investigação e Prevenção deAcidentes Aeronáuticos (CENIPA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777 that occurred on January, 14, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CENIPA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and State of Registration and the Operator. All investigative information will be released by the CENIPA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N790AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N790AN), registered now, S/N 30251, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal

## Other investigations on N790AN (2)

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.

- [NTSB DCA05WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05WA042), Mar 11, 2005: Boeing B777 (N790AN), Buenos Aires, Argentina, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA03LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA067), Feb 25, 2003: Boeing 777-223 (N790AN), Miami, FL, no damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's inadvertent encounter with turbulence while attempting to maneuver through an area of convective activity during descent.

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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