DCA15WA156

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing Boeing 737-530 · Zurich, Switzerland · April 12, 2015

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
April 12, 2015, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
Place
Zurich, Switzerland
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
D-ABJBBoeing Boeing 737-530
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
91676

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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)Enroute-climb to cruiseAll aircraft: 504 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

The BFU of Switzerland (BFU-CH) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-530 airplane that occurred on April 12, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU-CH'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 BFU-CH.

Aircraft

Registration
D-ABJB
Reported as
Boeing Boeing 737-530 (530)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
25271
Engines
Damage
No damage
Operator
Lufthansa
Registered owner
Not provided by Authority