DCA26WA117

NTSB incident investigation · Boeing 777 · Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom · February 13, 2026

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
February 13, 2026, 05:00 local (05:00 UTC)
Place
Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom
Injuries
334 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
G-YMMEBoeing 777
Defining event
Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
202431

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
G-YMME
Reported as
Boeing 777
Category
Airplane
Damage
Minor damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Part 129
Operator
British Airways
Registered owner
British Airways
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
TLPL · Vieux Fort Quarter, OF
Destination
EGKK · London, OF