# NTSB DCA20WA039: Boeing 767, N642UA, Shannon, Ireland, December 16, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 16, 2019, 17:11 local (17:11 UTC)
- Place: Shannon, Ireland
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100699/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA039

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Fuel related](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 767-322, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md?model=1385200), [All aircraft, 361 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/190/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Ireland has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 767 airplane that occurred on December 16, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ireland's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ireland.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N642UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642UA), registered now, S/N 25092, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 767 (322)
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-322](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (registry code 1385200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25092
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan; Pratt & Whitney PW4000 SER 24900 horsepower turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines
- Registered owner: Wells Fargo Trust Co Natrustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

## Other investigations on N642UA (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 DCA12WA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA131), Aug 27, 2012: Boeing 767 (N642UA), London, United Kingdom, 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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