# NTSB DCA18WA173: Boeing 767 323, N396AN, Guayaquil, Ecuador, May 3, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 3, 2018
- Place: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 181 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97193/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA173

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 767-323, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=1385205), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 767 323 airplane that occurred on May 03, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ecuador's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ecuador.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N396AN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396AN-2022-03-23), registration cancelled 2022-03-23, S/N 29603, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767 323 (323)
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-323) (registry code 1385205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80C2B6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2b6) (registry code 30103, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 29603
- Engines: GE CF6-80C2B6 24995 horsepower turbo fan; GE CF6-80C2B6 24995 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- 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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