# NTSB DCA13WA019: Boeing 757, Frankfurt, Germany, November 11, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 11, 2012, 13:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: Frankfurt, Germany
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/331)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 263 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA019
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85577/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA019

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/331) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 116 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/331/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 11, 2013, a Boeing B757-300, registration D-ABOE, operated by Condor Flugdienst, experienced a smell in cockpit and cabin during take off roll and climb. The airplane returned to Frankfurt and landed uneventfully. There was no damage to the airplane 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-ABOE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757 (330)
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Condor Flugdienst Gmbh

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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