# NTSB DCA26WA163: Airbus A350-941, N524DN, Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: March 19, 2026, 19:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place: Sydney, Australia
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 223 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: ATSB
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA163
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202677/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA163

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Turbulence encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360) (defining event); cases with it: [Airbus A350-941, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md?model=3940315), [All aircraft, 423 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/360/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N524DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524DN), registered now, S/N 0680, built 2024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS SAS A350-941
- Registry model: [Airbus A350-941](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a350-941) (registry code 3940315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce TRENT XWB-84](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-trent-xwb-84) (registry code 54599, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0680
- Year built: 2024
- Engines: ROLLS-ROYC TRENT XWB-84 84200 lbs thrust turbo fan; ROLLS-ROYC TRENT XWB-84 84200 lbs thrust turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: Delta Air Lines Inc
- Registered owner: Delta Air Lines Inc

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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