- Date
- August 27, 2017, 22:33 local (22:33 UTC)
- Place
- Lima, Peru
- Injuries
- 134 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N491TAAirbus A320 233
- Defining event
- Enroute: Pressure/environ sys malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95939
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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 Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación (CIAA) of Peru has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A320 233 airplane that occurred on August 27, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Peru's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the CIAA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N491TA
- Reported as
- Airbus A320 233 (233)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2301
- Engines
- IAE V2500SERIES, 9,895 horsepower, turbo fanIAE V2500SERIES, 9,895 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Trans America Air Lines
- Registered owner
- Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.