ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372296
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 September 1987 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-223 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N844AA |
| MSN: | 20985/1123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 35534 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 40 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Tampa, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Nashville, TN (KBNA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING DESCENT THE B727 CREW NOTED THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE #1 ENGINE. THEY DISCHARGED 2 FIRE BOTTLES INTO THE ENGINE BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT THEIR DESTINATION. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS CONDUCTED, AND 4 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE 13TH STAGE BLEED AIR DUCT LINE TO THE FUEL HEATER WAS LEAKING AT THE INPUT SIDE AND WAS IMPINGING ON A FIRE DETECTION LOOP ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE LEAK.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA87IA237
History of this aircraft
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| 25 May 2003 | N844AA | Aerospace Sales & Leasing | Unknown |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 15:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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