- Date
- December 2, 2012, 03:25 local (03:25 UTC)
- Place
- Shannon, Ireland
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- G-VIIKBoeing Boeing 777-236
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 88138
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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.
Fire/smoke (non-impact)All aircraft: 504 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Air Accident Investigations Unit of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777 that occurred on December 02, 2012. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU-I 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 government of Ireland.
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-VIIK
- Reported as
- Boeing Boeing 777-236 (236)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28840
- Engines
- General Electric GE90-85B, 40,305 horsepower, turbo fanGeneral Electric GE90-85B, 40,305 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- British Airways Plc
- Registered owner
- British Airways Plc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- KPHL · Philadelphia, PA
- Destination
- EGLL · London
- Flight plan
- IFR