Boeing 747-400 B-16411

Summary

On 25 March 2012 at about 02:44 local time, a Boeing 747-400 registered B-16411, operated by EVA Airways, was involved in an incident near Taoyuan, Taiwan. 383 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 March 2012 at 02:44

Classification

Incident

Location

Taoyuan, Taiwan

Nearest airport

Taoyuan International Airport (RCTP)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-400

Registration

B-16411

Category

Airplane

Operator

EVA Airways

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taoyuan → Shanghai Pudong

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

ENG12WA017

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

On March 25, 2012, at 1044 Taipei local time, a Boeing 747-400 airplane, registration number B-16411, operating as EVA Airways Corporation passenger flight BR702, encountered a left outflow valve malfunction and abnormal cabin altitude during enroute climb. The aircraft returned to Taoyuan International Airport without further incident. The Aviation Safety Council (ASC) of Taiwan investigated the incident. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the ASC at: Aviation Safety Council 11th Floor, 200, Section 3 Beixin Road, Xindian District New Taipei City 231, Taiwan (R.O.C.) The final report number is ASC-AOR-13-03-001. The report (in Chinese only) can be downloaded at the ASC website, www.asc.gov.tw.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.