# NTSB DCA13RA127: Boeing 787, London, United Kingdom, July 12, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 12, 2013
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13RA127
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87471/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13RA127

## Sequence of events

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

- [Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a B787 that occurred on July 7, 2013. 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: ET-AOP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 787
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- 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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