# NTSB ENG18WA021: Boeing 747, Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong SAR China, March 29, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 29, 2018, 04:36 local (04:36 UTC)
- Place: Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong SAR China
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18WA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96968/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18WA021

## Factual narrative

The Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747-8F airplane which occurred on March 29, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the HKCAD investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of design and manufacture of the airplane and engines. All investigative information will be released by the HKCAD.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: JA18KZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (8F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36141
- Airframe hours: 13569
- Engines: General Electric GEnx-2B turbo fan; General Electric GEnx-2B turbo fan; General Electric GEnx-2B turbo fan; General Electric GEnx-2B turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: 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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