# NTSB DCA26WA147: Boeing 737-823, N907NN, San Salvador, El Salvador, March 1, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 1, 2026
- Place: San Salvador, El Salvador
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 176 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Boeing
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA147
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202590/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA147

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 737-823, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=13844CB), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N907NN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N907NN), registered now, S/N 31158, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-823
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-823](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-823) (registry code 13844CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [CFM International CFM56-7B24E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b24e-series) (registry code 13804, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 31158
- Year built: 2012
- Engines: CFM INTL CFM56-7B24E 24200 lbs thrust turbo fan; CFM INTL CFM56-7B24E 24200 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: Wilmington Trust Co Trustee

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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