Boeing MD-90 B-17917

Summary

On 12 May 2011 at about 20:36 local time, a Boeing MD-90 registered B-17917, operated by UNI-Air, was involved in an incident near Tao-Yuan, Taiwan. 101 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 May 2011 at 20:36

Classification

Incident

Location

Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

Nearest airport

Tao-Yuan

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing MD-90

Registration

B-17917

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

UNI-Air

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Macau → Tao-Yuan

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

DCA11WA061

Nobody was injured.

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

The Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an MD-90 that occurred on May 12, 2011. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the ASC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the ASC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.