# NTSB ENG26WA008: Airbus A340, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia, November 11, 2025

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: November 11, 2025, 01:40 local (01:40 UTC)
- Place: Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA008
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201998/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA008

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-JMF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A340 (313)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: GE/Safran CFM56-5C turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Operator: Edelweiss Air AG
- Registered owner: Swiss International Air Lines

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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