# NTSB ENG12WA030: Boeing 757, North Sea, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, August 7, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 7, 2012, 16:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: North Sea, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG12WA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84671/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG12WA030

## Factual narrative

A Boeing 757, registration number G-LSAN, during a post-maintenance test flight expereinced a No. 2 engine fuel leak and that engine was shut down. The airplane diverted and a succesful single engine landing was made. The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom is investigating the incident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the AAIB in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB of the United Kingdom: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom Tel.: (44) 1252 510300 (44) 171 890 5999 (after hours) E-mail: enquiries@aaib.gov.uk Fax: (44) 1252 376999 AFTN: EGGCYLYX Telex: 858119 ACCINV G Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-LSAN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757 (2K2)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26635
- Engines: Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: EGMC, Southend
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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