Incident Boeing 737-823 (WL) N952AA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56848
 
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Date:Saturday 3 January 2009
Time:09:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-823 (WL)
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N952AA
MSN: 30088/726
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Medellin -   Colombia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:MDE
Destination airport:MIA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight AA-924 declared emergency after one of the engines failed during departure. A passenger reported, that she saw one engine on fire a few minutes into the flight, followed by an almost immediate announcement by the flight crew, that they'd be returning to Medellin. The landing was very rough, the crew used maximum braking according to their announcements. The stairs arrived only two hours after the landing.

Sources:

http://avherald.com/h?article=412c3c0f&opt=0
http://colombiareports.com/colombian-news/news/2459-american-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-medellin-.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jan-2009 11:18 Certosino Added
29-Nov-2009 03:48 RobertMB Updated

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