# NTSB ENG08RA033: Boeing 777, Tokyo, Japan, July 30, 2008

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 30, 2008
- Place: Tokyo, Japan
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68564
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG08RA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68564/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG08RA033

## Factual narrative

On July 30, 2008, a Vietnam Airline B777-200, Registration VNA146, experienced an undercowl engine fire shortly after landing at Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan. The airport fire team responded to a report of smoke from the No. 2 engine during taxi, and extinguished flames in the engine area following normal passenger deboarding. There was minor airplane damage, and none of the 277 passengers or crew was reported injured. The Japan Transport Safety Board is investigating this event. For further information, contact:

Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB)

2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8918, Japan

Tel: +81-3-5253-8486 Fax: +81-3-5253-1680

Email: jtsb@mlit.go.jp

This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the JTSB.

## Aircraft

- Registration: VN-A146 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777 (26K)
- Serial number: 33504
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Vietnam Airlines
- Registered owner: Vietnam Airlines
- Destination: Tokyo
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: Narita Tokyo

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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