# NTSB ENG08WA049: Boeing 777-300ER, Azores, Portugal, March 29, 2008

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 29, 2008
- Place: Azores, Portugal
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG08WA049
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73647/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG08WA049

## Factual narrative

On March 29, 2008, an Air France 777-300ER, registration number F-GSQT, equipped with two GE90-115B turbofan engines, experienced a self recovering stall during cruise.  The engine was brought back to idle power but not shutdown and the airplane diverted to the Azores where an uneventful landing was made.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Portugal.  Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from:

Cabinete de Prevençao e Investigaçao

de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA)

Rua do Conde Redondo n. 8-2 direito

1150-105 Lisboa

Portugal

Tel.:	(351) 21 330 33 20

24 hours:	(351) 21 330 33 45

E-mail:	geral@gpiaa.gov.pt

Fax:	(351) 21 330 33 50

AFTN:	LPPTYLYX

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Portugal

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-GSQT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777-300ER
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: General Electric GE90-115B turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: SMA, Santa Maria

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.