DCA20WA141

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 737 · Mexico City, Mexico · August 24, 2020

Incident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
August 24, 2020, 17:25 local (17:25 UTC)
Place
Mexico City, Mexico
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N806NNBoeing 737
Defining event
Enroute-climb to cruise: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
101889

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

The DGAC of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on August 24, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the DGAC of Mexico.

Aircraft

Registration
N806NN
Reported as
Boeing 737 (823)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
29561
Engines
Cfm Intl CFM56-7B24/3Cfm Intl CFM56-7B24/3
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
American Airlines
Registered owner
American Airlines Inc

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