# NTSB DCA21WA181: Boeing 787, N873BB, Dublin, Ireland, July 16, 2021

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 16, 2021
- Place: Dublin, Ireland
- Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Prior to flight: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AAL
- NTSB case key (mKey): 103500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA21WA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103500/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA181

## Sequence of events

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

- [Prior to flight: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Boeing 787-8, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=1388002), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N873BB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873BB), registered now, S/N 65993, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 787
- Registry model: [Boeing 787-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-787-8) (registry code 1388002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE GENX-1B70/P2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-genx-1b70-p2) (registry code 30228, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: American Airlines

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: EI-EIM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS 330
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aer Lingus
- Registered owner: Aer Lingus

## Other investigations on N873BB (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 DCA26WA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA335), Aug 15, 2026: Boeing 787-8 (N873BB), Guarulhos, Brazil, incident

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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