# NTSB ENG11WA041: Boeing 737, Vilnius, Lithuania, January 14, 2011

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 14, 2011
- Place: Vilnius, Lithuania
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG11WA041
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81235/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11WA041

## Factual narrative

On January 14, 2011, an Estonia Air Boeing 737-500, registered in Estonia as ES-ABL, lost power from the right engine, a CFMI CFM56-3C1, at FL 360 and returned back to Vilnius, Lithuania. The airplane was operating on a regularly scheduled flight from Vilnius to Stockholm, Sweden. After landing, metal chips were found on the right engine's accessory gearbox magnetic chip detector. There were no reported injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Estonia. Further information may be obtained from: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Crisis Management Department Harju 11 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 62 56 342 Fax: +372 6 313 660 Email: info@mkm.ee

## Aircraft

- Registration: ES-ABL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737 (500)
- Serial number: 28997
- Engines: CFMI CFM56-3C1 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Estonia Air
- Registered owner: SA Victoria
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: VNO, Vilnius
- Destination: ARN, Stockholm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: VNO, Vilnius

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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