# NTSB ENG18RA015: Boeing 757, Auckland, New Zealand, February 5, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 5, 2018, 08:20 local (08:20 UTC)
- Place: Auckland, New Zealand
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96771
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18RA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96771/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18RA015

## Factual narrative

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-236, which occurred on February 5,2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the airplane. 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 best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: VH-TCA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757 (236)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25620
- Engines: Rolls Royce Ltd RB211-535-E4-; Rolls Royce Ltd RB211-535-E4-
- Damage: No damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown

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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