- Date
- May 24, 2018
- Place
- Kumamoto, Japan, Japan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- JA8980Boeing 767
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 97336
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Powerplant sys/comp malf/failAll aircraft: 820 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The Japan Transportation Safety Board (JTSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a B767-300 that occurred May 24, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the JTSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the engine. All investigative information will be released by the JTSB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- JA8980
- Reported as
- Boeing 767
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown