# NTSB DCA16WA191: Airbus Industrie A330 323, N276AY, London, United Kingdom, June 26, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 26, 2016, 08:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: London, United Kingdom
- Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Prior to flight: 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): 93461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93461/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA191

## Sequence of events

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

- [Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus Industrie A330-323, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=3930335), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) notified the NTSB of a serious incident involving a AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 323 airplane that occurred on June 26, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of United Kingdom's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N276AY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276AY-2023-06-19), registration cancelled 2023-06-19, S/N 0375, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 323 (323)
- Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a330-323) (registry code 3930335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0375
- Engines: P&W PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan; P&W PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: US Airways
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## Other investigations on N276AY (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA17LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17LA173), Aug 5, 2017: Airbus 330 (N276AY), East Hampton, NY, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.

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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