# NTSB DCA26WA364: Boeing 777-223, N761AJ, Ezeiza, Argentina, September 14, 2026

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: September 14, 2026
- Place: Ezeiza, Argentina
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 269 uninjured
- 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): 203871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA26WA364
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203871/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA364

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing 777-223, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=1385213), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N761AJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N761AJ), registered now, S/N 31478, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-223
- Registry model: [Boeing 777-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-223) (registry code 1385213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce RB-211-22 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-22-series) (registry code 54554, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines
- Registered owner: Umb Bank Na 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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