# NTSB DCA18WA153: Airbus A319 115, N70020, Mexico, April 10, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 10, 2018, 04:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 38 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA153
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97089/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA153

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A319-115, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=3940034), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a AIRBUS A319 115 airplane that occurred on April 10, 2018. 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 government of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70020](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70020), registered now, S/N 6263, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319 115 (115)
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-115](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-115) (registry code 3940034) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-5B7 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b7-series) (registry code 13020, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6263
- Engines: CFM INTL CFM56-5B7; CFM INTL CFM56-5B7
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Bank Northwest 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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