DCA13WA143

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 757 · Gatwick, United Kingdom · August 23, 2013

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 23, 2013, 17:13 local (17:13 UTC)
Place
Gatwick, United Kingdom
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
G-FCLKBoeing 757
Defining event
Standing: Evacuation
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
87909

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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.

Factual narrative

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-2Y0, which occurred on August 23, 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 Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

Aircraft

Registration
G-FCLK
Reported as
Boeing 757 (2Y0)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
26161
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Thomas Cook Airlines Uk Limited
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown