# NTSB DCA99WA085: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, N272WA, Shannon, Ireland, September 18, 1999

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 18, 1999
- Place: Shannon, Ireland
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA99WA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47721/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA99WA085

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N272WA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272WA-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 48437, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (registry code 3023602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: World Airways, Inc.
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

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