# NTSB DCA18RA093: Airbus A330, N858NW, Lagos, Nigeria, February 13, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 13, 2018, 22:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Lagos, Nigeria
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 9 minor, 135 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96739
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18RA093
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96739/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18RA093

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A330-223, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=3940031), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The AIB of Nigeria has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Airbus A330 airplane that occurred on February 13, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AIB of Nigeria's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the AIB of Nigeria.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N858NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N858NW), registered now, S/N 0718, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Airbus A330 (223)
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-223) (registry code 3940031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0718
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines
- Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: Lagos
- Destination: KATL, Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Lagos

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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