# NTSB DCA22WA114: Boeing 777-223, N777AN, Barcelona, Spain, March 20, 2022

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 20, 2022, 09:15 local (09:15 UTC)
- Place: Barcelona, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 104944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA22WA114
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104944/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA114

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 777-223, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md?model=1385213), [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N777AN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777AN), registered now, S/N 29585, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-223
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (registry code 54555, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 29585
- Year built: 1999
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines Inc
- Registered owner: American Airlines Inc
- Airport: BCN, Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport

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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