# NTSB DCA17WA168: Boeing 737, N368AR, Tijuana, Mexico, August 1, 2017

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 1, 2017, 20:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place: Tijuana, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 146 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA17WA168
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95786/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA168

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-86J, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=13844CT), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N368AR), registered now, S/N 36880, built 2011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 737 (86J)
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-86J](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-86j) (registry code 13844CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-7B27/3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27-3-series) (registry code 13805, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36880
- Engines: Cfm Intl CFM56-7B27/3; Cfm 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

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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