# NTSB DCA18WA140: Airbus A320, Orlando, FL, April 14, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 14, 2018
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Coordinates: 28.539752, -81.36985 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5398&lon=-81.3698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97049/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA140

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A320 airplane that occurred on April 14, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the TSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FTJR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Air Canada
- 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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