# NTSB ENG20WA037: Airbus A320, N526VL, Tijuana, Mexico, June 16, 2020

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 16, 2020, 17:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Tijuana, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG20WA037
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101646/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20WA037

## Factual narrative

The Mexican government has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A330-202 that occurred June 16, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the Direccion de Analisis de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion (DGAC) of Mexico under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture and Design of the engines. All investigative information will be released by the DGAC.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N526VL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526VL), registered now, S/N 6470, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320 (233)
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-233](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-233) (registry code 3940329) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [IAE V2527E-A5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527e-a5) (registry code 34605, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport

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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