- Date
- August 17, 2012, 23:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- London, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 362 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- 9M-MPLBoeing 747-400
- Defining event
- Approach: Electrical system malf/failure
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 84719
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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.
Electrical system malf/failureAll aircraft: 182 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB), has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747-400 that occurred on August 17, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB 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 AAIB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- 9M-MPL
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- No damage