# NTSB DCA14WA005: Boeing 757 223, N605AA, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, October 22, 2013

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 22, 2013, 10:05 local (14:05 UTC)
- Place: Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
- 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
- Injuries: 176 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88322
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA14WA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88322/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA005

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340); cases with it: [Boeing 757-223, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=1384957), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)
- [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 757-223, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=1384957), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757, which occurred on October 22, 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 the Operator, and State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N605AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N605AA-2021-02-22), registration cancelled 2021-02-22, S/N 27056, built 1995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757 223 (223)
- Registry model: [Boeing 757-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (registry code 1384957) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27056
- Year built: 1995
- Engines: ROLLS-ROYC RB.211 SERIES turbo fan; ROLLS-ROYC RB.211 SERIES turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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