- Date
- July 2, 2012, 12:07 local (12:07 UTC)
- Place
- Urumqi, China
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- A6-EGQBoeing 777
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84256
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
On this page
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Fire/smoke (non-impact)All aircraft: 504 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777-300 that occurred on July 2, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAAC 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 CAAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- A6-EGQ
- Reported as
- Boeing 777 (300)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Emirates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Transport