# NTSB DCA15WA178: Boeing Boeing 777-228 IGW, Douala, Cameroon, May 2, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 2, 2015
- Place: Douala, Cameroon
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA15WA178
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91861/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA178

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile (BEA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777-200, which occurred on May 2, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BEA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the BEA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GSPG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: THE BOEING COMPANY BOEING 777-228 IGW (228)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27609
- Engines: turbo fan; turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Operator: Societe Air France
- Registered owner: Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Dublin) Li
- 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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