# NTSB DCA16WA227: Boeing 777, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, September 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 27, 2016, 07:31 local (07:31 UTC)
- Place: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA16WA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94111/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA227

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United Arab Emirates has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777 that occurred on September 27, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the GCAA's 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 GCAA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: A6-ETL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 39687
- Damage: Minor damage

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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