Boeing 777 VN-A146

Summary

On 30 July 2008 at about 08:30 local time, a Boeing 777 registered VN-A146, operated by Vietnam Airlines, was involved in an incident near Tokyo, Japan. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 2008 at 08:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Nearest airport

Narita Tokyo

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

VN-A146

Operator

Vietnam Airlines

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Tokyo

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG08RA033

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 30, 2008, a Vietnam Airline B777-200, Registration VNA146, experienced an undercowl engine fire shortly after landing at Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan. The airport fire team responded to a report of smoke from the No. 2 engine during taxi, and extinguished flames in the engine area following normal passenger deboarding. There was minor airplane damage, and none of the 277 passengers or crew was reported injured. The Japan Transport Safety Board is investigating this event. For further information, contact: Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) 2-1-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8918, Japan Tel: +81-3-5253-8486 Fax: +81-3-5253-1680 Email: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the JTSB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.