- Date
- September 7, 2016, 10:20 local (10:20 UTC)
- Place
- Tarcoola, Australia, Australia
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- A6-EGABoeing 777
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93981
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Factual narrative
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777-31HER which occurred on September 7, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ATSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the airplane powerplants. All investigative information will be released by the ATSB.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- A6-EGA
- Reported as
- Boeing 777 (31HER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38984
- Engines
- General Electric GE90-115B, 115,540 lbs thrust, turbo fanGeneral Electric GE90-115B, 115,540 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Equipment
- Unknown