# NTSB DCA12WA098: Boeing 747, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, June 18, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 18, 2012, 11:32 local (11:32 UTC)
- Place: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84051/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA098

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The General Authority of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GACA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747 that occurred on June 18, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the GACA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the GACA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EP-MND (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (300)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: GE CF6-50 turbo fan; GE CF6-50 turbo fan; CF6-50 turbo fan; GE CF6-50 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Mahan Air
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal

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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