DCA26WA163

NTSB incident investigation · Airbus A350-941 · Sydney, Australia · March 19, 2026

Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 19, 2026, 19:27 local (19:27 UTC)
Place
Sydney, Australia
Injuries
4 minor, 223 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N524DNAirbus A350-941
Defining event
Approach: Turbulence encounter
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Parties
ATSB
Case key
202677

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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
N524DN
Reported as
Airbus A350-941
Category
Airplane
Serial number
0680
Built
2024
Engines
Rolls-Royc TRENT XWB-84, 84,200 lbs thrust, turbo fanRolls-Royc TRENT XWB-84, 84,200 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
No damage
Flight
Part 121
Operator
Delta Air Lines Inc
Registered owner
Delta Air Lines Inc

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.