American A333 near Phoenix on Jan 27th 2018, mechanical issue

Last Update: January 28, 2018 / 18:09:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-692

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Honolulu, United States

Aircraft Registration
N278AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An American Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N278AY performing flight AA-692 from Phoenix,AZ to Honolulu,HI (USA) with 270 passengers and 10 crew, was climbing out of Phoenix when the crew stopped the climb at FL280 but continued westbound for about 10 minutes until they decided to return to Phoenix and descended to FL270 for the return. On Phoenix Approach the crew declared emergency advising they were going to land overweight, they would use the full runway length in order to not heat the brakes too much and would probably be able to vacate the runway. The crew told Phoenix final approach that a fairly long stable approach would help. The aircraft landed safely on Phoenix's runway 25R (touchdown at 160 knots over ground) about 90 minutes after departure.

Phoenix's Emergency services reported they were told about a mechanical issue.

The airline reported a maintenance indicator light turned on. The flight was cancelled and the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

Two passengers complained their inflight entertainment system didn't work at all while all the others were working. They weren't told as to why they were returning.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-692

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Honolulu, United States

Aircraft Registration
N278AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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