American A320 at Philadelphia on Aug 7th 2015, engine problem
Last Update: August 8, 2015 / 19:51:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-669
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N654AW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Ground observers called 911 reporting an aircraft on fire climbing out of Philadelphia.
The airline said, the engine did not lose power and remained operating throughout the flight, it burned excess fuel through the exhaust during departure.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N126UW reached Seattle with a delay of 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-669
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N654AW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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