# NTSB ENG16RA023: Boeing 777, Tokyo, Japan, May 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 27, 2016, 03:38 local (03:38 UTC)
- Place: Tokyo, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG16RA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93255/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16RA023

## Factual narrative

On May 27, 2016 about 1238 Japan standard time, Korean Air flight 2708, a Boeing 777-300, HL7534, rejected the takeoff from Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, after the left engine lost power and caught fire. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained by the Government of Japan. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Director-General Japan Transport Safety Board 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8918 Japan Telephone: +81-3-5253-8486

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: HL7534 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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