# NTSB DCA15WA097: Boeing 777-306er 300, Bangkok, Thailand, March 15, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 15, 2015, 11:10 local (11:10 UTC)
- Place: Bangkok, Thailand
- 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): 90923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA097
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90923/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA097

## 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 Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of Thailand has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777-306ER that occurred on March 15, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of Thailand's 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 Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of Thailand.

## Aircraft

- Registration: PH-BVB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-306ER 300 (306ER)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36145
- Engines: 2  GE90-115B; 2  GE90-115B
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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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