# NTSB DCA15WA021: Airbus 330-200, Karachi, Pakistan, October 4, 2014

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 4, 2014
- Place: Karachi, Pakistan
- Phase of flight: [Pushback/towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/200) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Pushback/towing: 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): 90360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90360/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA021

## Sequence of events

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

- [Pushback/towing: 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 United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Emirates AIRBUS 330-200 that occurred on October 04, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the GCAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engine. Investigative information will be released by the GCAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-EAQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS 330-200
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground

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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