DCA16WA087

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 777 · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · February 10, 2016

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
February 10, 2016
Place
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
VP-BHBBoeing 777
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
92720

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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 Dominican Republic Comisión Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación (CIAA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 777-200 that occurred on February 10, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAA investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CIAA.

Aircraft

Registration
VP-BHB
Reported as
Boeing 777 (200)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport