# NTSB DCA13WA160: Boeing Boeing 777-236, Shannon, Ireland, December 2, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 2, 2012, 03:25 local (03:25 UTC)
- Place: Shannon, Ireland
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: 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): 88138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA13WA160
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88138/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA160

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING COMPANY BOEING 777-236 (236)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28840
- Engines: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE90-85B 40305 horsepower turbo fan; GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GE90-85B 40305 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

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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