# NTSB DCA19WA071: Boeing 747, N578UP, Kolkata, India, October 16, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 16, 2018
- Place: Kolkata, India
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-change of cruise level: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA19WA071
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98916/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA071

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-change of cruise level: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 747-45E, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md?model=1384947), [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747, which occurred on October 16, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the India AAIB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N578UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N578UP), registered now, S/N 27154, built 1993 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (400)
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-45E](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-45e) (registry code 1384947) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80C2B1F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80c2b1f) (registry code 30106, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27154
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Parcel Service
- Registered owner: United Parcel Service Co
- 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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