American B763 near Nantucket on Oct 11th 2018, hydraulic leak
Last Update: October 13, 2018 / 21:53:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-52
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
N391AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Airport ICAO Code
KPHL
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 22 hours before returning to service.
Metars:
KPHL 120300Z 36009KT 6SM -TSRA BR BKN019 BKN050CB OVC080 22/21 A2952 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-S TSB00 OCNL LTGIC VC S TS VC S MOV NE P0001 T02170211 $=
KPHL 120254Z 05004KT 4SM RA BR SCT019 BKN060 OVC110 22/21 A2953 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-S TSE06 SLP998 P0007 60023 T02170211 57021 $=
KPHL 120250Z 05004KT 4SM RA BR FEW045 BKN080 OVC110 22/21 A2954 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S TSE06 P0007 $=
KPHL 120240Z 05004KT 4SM VCTS RA BR FEW045 BKN080 OVC110 22/21 A2952 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S TSE06 PRESFR OCNL LTGIC DSNT SE-DSNT S CB DSNT SE-DSNT S MOV NE P0005 T02170211 $=
KPHL 120233Z 05004KT 4SM VCTS RA BR BKN027 BKN080 OVC110 22/21 A2954 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S TSE06 PRESFR OCNL LTGIC DSNT SE-DSNT S CB DSNT SE-DSNT S MOV NE P0003 T02220206 $=
KPHL 120214Z 05004KT 6SM VCTS -RA BR SCT016 BKN027 BKN050 OVC130 22/21 A2958 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW TSE06 OCNL LTGIC DSNT SE-DSNT SW CB DSNT SE-DSNT SW MOV NE P0001 T02170211 $=
KPHL 120206Z 06007KT 6SM VCTS -RA BR SCT010 BKN015 OVC110 22/21 A2957 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW TSE06 OCNL LTGIC DSNT SE-DSNT S CB DSNT SE-DSNT S MOV NE P0000 T02170211 $=
KPHL 120200Z 07007KT 6SM -TSRA BR BKN015 BKN035CB OVC060 22/21 A2957 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW OCNL LTGICCC VC SE TS VC SE MOV NE P0000 T02170211 $=
KPHL 120154Z 08008KT 050V110 8SM -TSRA BKN012 BKN050CB OVC100 22/21 A2958 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW TSB09 SLP014 OCNL LTGICCC VC E TS VC E MOV NE P0008 T02170211 $=
KPHL 120109Z 04008KT 7SM -TSRA BKN012 BKN048CB OVC110 22/22 A2957 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S TSB09 OCNL LTGIC VC SW TS VC SW MOV NE P0002 T02220217 $=
KPHL 120054Z 05012KT 7SM -RA SCT012 BKN024 OVC048 23/22 A2959 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND S AND SW TSB28E46 SLP019 P0008 T02280217 $=
KPHL 120046Z 03008KT 7SM -RA SCT012 SCT024 OVC110 23/22 A2959 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW TSB28E46 P0007 T02280217 $=
KPHL 120037Z 35005KT 3SM +TSRA BR FEW016 SCT023CB BKN085 OVC130 23/22 A2960 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW TSB28 OCNL LTGIC OHD TS OHD MOV NE P0005 T02280217 $=
KPHL 120028Z 32007KT 7SM -TSRA SCT025CB BKN070 OVC110 24/23 A2959 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S TSB28 OCNL LTGIC VC SW TS VC SW MOV NE P0001 T02390228 $=
KPHL 112354Z 20004KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 BKN070 OVC110 24/23 A2959 RMK AO2 RAB38 SLP021 P0002 60002 T02390233 10283 20233 58006 $=
KPHL 112344Z 18003KT 6SM RA BR SCT031 BKN090 OVC110 24/23 A2959 RMK AO2 RAB38 P0001 T02390233 $=
KPHL 112254Z 14006KT 10SM SCT075 SCT090 BKN120 OVC200 24/23 A2960 RMK AO2 RAE30 SLP023 P0000 T02440228 $=
KPHL 112154Z 24005KT 10SM -RA SCT046 BKN055 BKN150 OVC250 26/23 A2961 RMK AO2 RAB52 SLP027 P0000 T02610228 $=
KPHL 112054Z 23009KT 10SM SCT029 SCT110 BKN160 OVC260 27/22 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP027 T02720222 58013 $=
KPHL 111954Z 23012KT 10SM SCT029 BKN110 BKN220 OVC260 28/22 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP032 T02830222 $=
KPHL 111854Z 23014G22KT 10SM SCT023 SCT046 BKN200 BKN250 28/22 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP035 T02830217 $=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-52
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Prague, Czech Republic
Aircraft Registration
N391AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
Airport ICAO Code
KPHL
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