DCA15WA197

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Frankfort, Germany · September 14, 2015

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
September 14, 2015, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
Place
Frankfort, Germany
Injuries
188 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
EI-EKCBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92028

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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.

Factual narrative

The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-800 that occurred on September 14, 2015. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BFU 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.

Aircraft

Registration
EI-EKC
Reported as
Boeing 737 (800)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Operator
Ryanair
Registered owner
Ryanair
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown