# NTSB ENG19WA035: Boeing B777 200ER, Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan, September 15, 2019

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 15, 2019
- Place: Lahore, Pakistan, Pakistan
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG19WA035
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100304/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA035

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 15, 2019, while in flight at approximately 5 miles northwest of Lahore, Pakistan, the pilot of a Pakistani International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, registration AP-BGK, powered by two General Electric GE90 turbofan engines, initiated a Mayday call, reporting a right hand engine fire and requested to return to Lahore airport. It was reported that the airplane landed safely with no injuries reported. It was later reported that only the engine starter was damaged.The investigation is being conducted by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA). The NTSB is participating as the US Accredited Representative as the state of manufacturer for the engines. The PCAA can be contacted at paaib@caapakistan.com.pk or by phone at (92) 21 9924 2772.

## Aircraft

- Registration: AP-BGK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Boeing B777 200ER (240)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 33776
- Engines: GE GE90 turbo fan; General Electric GE90 turbo fan
- Fire: In-Flight
- Operator: Pakistan International Airlines Corporat
- Registered owner: Piac
- Departed: Lahore
- Destination: Jedda

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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