# NTSB DCA18WA238: Airbus A330, N278AY, Gander, Canada, June 29, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 29, 2018
- Place: Gander, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 300 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA18WA238
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97740/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA238

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus Industrie A330-323, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=3930335), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Airbus A330 airplane that occurred on June 29, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N278AY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278AY-2023-04-24), registration cancelled 2023-04-24, S/N 0388, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Airbus A330 (323)
- Registry model: [Airbus Industrie A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a330-323) (registry code 3930335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4158](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4158) (registry code 52061, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0388
- Engines: P & W PW4158 turbo fan; P & W PW4158 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc

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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