DCA16WA194

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 747 · Los Angeles, CA · June 21, 2016

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
June 21, 2016, 07:00 UTC
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
VH-OJSBoeing 747
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93465

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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

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 747 airplane that occurred on June 21, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.

Aircraft

Registration
VH-OJS
Reported as
Boeing 747 (438)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
25564
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
In-Flight
Flight
Part 129
Registered owner
Quantas
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport