# NTSB DCA87RA047: Boeing B 767 200ER, N332AA, Frankfurt, Germany, August 16, 1987

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 16, 1987
- Place: Frankfurt, Germany
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15887
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA87RA047
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15887/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87RA047

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N332AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332AA-2016-03-19), registration cancelled 2016-03-19, S/N 22331, built 1987 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B 767 200ER (B 767 200E)
- Registry model: [Boeing 767-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-223) (registry code 1385123) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: American Airlines

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19870816069379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816069379I), Aug 16, 1987: Boeing 767223, Rhein Main, GE, Minor damage. Fire in right engine with oil light on and a bang on takeoff. Returned. Evacuation, fire extinguished.

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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