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| Date: | Wednesday 12 March 1986 |
| Time: | 08:17 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-223 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N877AA |
| MSN: | 21389/1349 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 22453 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-9A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Memphis, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM) |
| Nashville, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 502 EXPERIENCED A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON NO. 1 ENGINE AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 6000 FEET. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEMPHIS. FOLLOWING THE LANDING THE PILOT ORDERED A PASSENGER EMERGENCY EVACUATION. DURING THE EVACUATION THE REAR SLIDE DEFLATED AFTER THE SLIDE MATERIAL WAS PUNCTURED. THE EXAMINATION OF THE MATERIAL DISCLOSED THAT THE PUNCTURE WAS THE RESULT OF A SHOE HEEL. THE EXAMINATION OF THE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM DISCLOSED THAT A DUCT CONNECTOR IN THE SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE INJURY RECEIVED BY THE INJURED PASSENGER RESULTED FROM JUMPING OFF THE LEFT WING SURFACE DURING THE EVACUATION PHASE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL86LA090
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 20:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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