DCA17WA168

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Tijuana, Mexico · August 1, 2017

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 1, 2017, 20:10 local (20:10 UTC)
Place
Tijuana, Mexico
Injuries
146 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N368ARBoeing 737
Defining event
Approach: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
95786

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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 Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on August 01, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the DGAC.

Aircraft

Registration
N368AR
Reported as
Boeing 737 (86J)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
36880
Engines
Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27/3Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27/3
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Aeromexico
Registered owner
Wells Fargo Trust Co Na Trustee
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport

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