# NTSB DCA12WA142: Boeing 737, Bonn, Germany, September 3, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 3, 2012, 10:10 local (10:10 UTC)
- Place: Bonn, Germany
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 192 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84948/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA142

## Factual narrative

On September 3, 2012, at approximately 101 UTC time, a XL Airways B737-800, registration D-AXLF, while on a non-scheduled revenue flight from Koln to Bonn, Germany, reported smoke in the cockpit and in the cabin. The flight landed safely and there were no injuries. The investigation is being conducted by German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation (BFU). The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All inquiries should be directed to the BFU at: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Hermann-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Website: http://www.bfu-web.de

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-AXLF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (8Q8)
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: XL Airways Germany

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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