ENG26WA039

NTSB occurrence investigation · Boeing 737 · Cancun, Mexico · August 18, 2026

OccurrenceClass 5 · Foreign
Date
August 18, 2026
Place
Cancun, Mexico
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
XA-SSRBoeing 737
Defining event
Initial climb: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
203700

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
XA-SSR
Reported as
Boeing 737 (8)
Category
Airplane
Engine
Cfmi LEAP-1B, turbo fan
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
AeroMexico