American B763 at Philadelphia on Nov 13th 2018, loud thud and air rushing noise
Last Update: November 16, 2018 / 22:40:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2665
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N388AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
According to information The Aviation Herald received the aircraft had been dispatched under Minimum Equipment List requirements with the forward equipment overboard exhaust valve inoperative. The valve was supposed to be forced closed for dispatch. Maintenance had attempted to repair the valve without success, and worked the related procedure to disable the valve and pulled the related circuitbreaker, however, did not position the valve into the closed position.
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N392AN reached Miami with a delay of 6.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2665
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N388AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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