# NTSB DCA20WA009: Boeing 737, Paris, France, October 27, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 27, 2019, 21:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place: Paris, France
- Phase of flight: [Pushback/towing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/200) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Pushback/towing: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100505/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA009

## Sequence of events

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

- [Pushback/towing: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The BEA of France has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on October 27, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the BEA of France's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the BEA of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: 4X-EHE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (900)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- 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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