# NTSB DCA13WA101: Boeing 777, N782AN, Shijiazhuang, China, June 4, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 4, 2013
- Place: Shijiazhuang, China
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 245 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87108/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA101

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190); cases with it: [All aircraft, 361 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 4, 2013, at approximately 1435 local time, American Airlines flight 187, a B777-200, N782AN, declared mayday due to emergency fuel while on approach to Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA) Beijing, China. As AAL187 started its approach to ZBAA, a heavy thunderstorm was present at the airport and AAL187 was unable to land. The flight crew determined Tianjin Binhai International Airport (ZBTJ) as an alternate airport, which is about 150km away from ZBAA. However, as the flight approached ZBTJ, it was also fully covered by a heavy thunderstorm, and the crew selected Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (ZBSJ) as a second alternate where they landed uneventually. The flight originated from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois. The incident is being investigated by the Office of Aviation Safety, Northern Regional Administration (NRA) of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). In accordance with ICAO Annex 13, the NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the State of Manufacture and State of the Operator. All inquiries should be directed to the CAAC at the following: Office of Aviation Safety Northern Regional Administration Civil Aviation Administration of China

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N782AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N782AN), registered now, S/N 30003, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (200)
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines Inc

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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