# NTSB DCA20WA060: Boeing 777, N2333U, Sydney, Australia, January 22, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 22, 2020
- Place: Sydney, Australia
- Coordinates: -33.946109, 151.177215
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-33.9461&lon=151.1772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: 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): 100884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA20WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100884/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA060

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 777-300ER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md?model=1385256), [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of a serious incident involving a Boeing 777 airplane that occurred on January 22, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of ATSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2333U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2333U), registered now, S/N 62644, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing 777 (300ER)
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-300ER](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-300er) (registry code 1385256) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE GE90-115B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ge90-115b) (registry code 30048, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 62644
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Airlines
- Registered owner: United Airlines Inc
- 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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