# NTSB ENG19WA005: Boeing 767, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 26, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: November 26, 2018, 08:01 local (08:01 UTC)
- Place: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 98718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG19WA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98718/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA005

## Factual narrative

On November 26, 2018, a Boeing 767-300 airplane, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, experienced a right engine (No. 2) fan blade failure during takeoff from the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), Ethiopia. The airplane returned to ADD where an uneventful landing was made; there were no reported injuries to any of the persons on board. Examination of the airplane revealed two fan blades fractured at mid-span, inlet and fan cowl damage, and minor impact damage of the fuselage. The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Transport Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. The NTSB is assisting as the state of manufacturer of the airplane and the engines.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: ET-AMG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30566
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney 4062-3 turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Ethiopian Airlines S C
- Registered owner: Ethiopian Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: ADD, Addis Ababa
- Destination: NIM, Niamey
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: AAD, Addis Ababa Bole intl. Airport

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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