# NTSB DCA22WA158: Airbus A330-323, N803NW, Barcelona, Spain, July 2, 2022

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: July 2, 2022, 14:07 local (12:07 UTC)
- Place: Barcelona, Spain
- Coordinates: 41.2971, 2.07846
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2971&lon=2.0785&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Taxi-into takeoff position: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100)
- 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): 105577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA22WA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105577/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA158

## Sequence of events

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

- [Taxi-into takeoff position: Air traffic event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100) (defining event), aircraft 1; cases with it: [Airbus A330-323, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md?model=3940030), [All aircraft, 115 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence.md)

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N803NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803NW), registered now, S/N 0542, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A330-323
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (registry code 3940030) (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: 0542
- Year built: 2003
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Delta Air Lines Inc
- Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc
- Airport: LEBL, Barcelona International Airport

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: EI-EPA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 129

## Other investigations on N803NW (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 DCA14CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA083), Mar 17, 2014: Airbus A330 323 (N803NW), Seattle (Pacific Ocean), no damage. Probable cause: the flight attendant inadvertently tripping over a passenger's foot that was protruding into the aisle, which resulted in the flight attendant fracturing her foot.

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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