# NTSB DCA18WA177: Boeing 767, N342AN, Guayaquil, May 8, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 8, 2018
- Place: Guayaquil
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA177
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97213/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA177

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 767-323, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=1385205), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Civil Aviation Authority of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 767-300, which occurred on May 8, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. All investigative information will be released by the Ecuadorian Civil Aviation Authority.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N342AN](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342AN-2022-05-04), registration cancelled 2022-05-04, S/N 33081, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 767 (323)
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-323) (registry code 1385205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33081
- Engines: General Electric CF6-80 SERIES turbo fan; General Electric CF6-80 SERIES turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## Other investigations on N342AN (1)

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.

- [NTSB DCA12WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA102), Jul 3, 2012: Boeing 767-323 (N342AN), Sao Paulo, Brazil, incident, no damage

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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