Boeing 747 incident near Dubai, Ae, March 22, 2021
On March 22, 2021 at about 1:50 am local time, a Boeing 747, registered LXVCD, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Dubai (Dubai Al Maktoum Airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 22, 2021 · about 1:50 am local time
- Place
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Dubai Al Maktoum Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747 -8F · all 747s on the register
- Registration
- LXVCD · no longer on the register · serial 35809
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) during enroute (cruise) defining event
- Electrical system malf/failure during enroute (cruise)
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Destination: ELLX
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The NTSB has not released the docket for this case yet. The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), is usually released when the investigation is nearly complete, and the list here is refreshed when it appears. Check at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.