# NTSB DCA12WA102: Boeing 767-323, N342AN, Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 3, 2012, 03:08 local (03:08 UTC)
- Place: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA102
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84192/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA102

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 767-323, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=1385205), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Brazilian Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos (CENIPA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 767 that occurred on July 3, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU 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 CENIPA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N342AN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342AN-2022-05-04), registration cancelled 2022-05-04, S/N 33081, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-323
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-323) (registry code 1385205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33081
- Engines: GE CF6-80 SERIES 47600 lbs thrust turbo fan; GE CF6-80 SERIES 47600 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc

## Other investigations on N342AN (1)

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 DCA18WA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA177), May 8, 2018: Boeing 767 (N342AN), Guayaquil, incident, minor damage

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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