American B772 over Atlantic on Oct 2nd 2012, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: October 2, 2012 / 18:07:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-98

Departure
Stephenville, Canada

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N762AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N762AN performing flight AA-98 from Stephenville,NL (Canada) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Shannon (Ireland). While descending towards Shannon the crew advised they intended to taxi straight to the gate after landing. The aircraft landed safely on runway 24 and taxied to the gate with emergency services following the aircraft to the gate.

The aircraft had already diverted to Stephenville on its way from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to London due to a medical emergency after a passenger suffered symptoms of a heart attack. The aircraft was on the ground in Stephenville for about 2.5 hours.

The airline reported smell of smoke was detected in the cabin believed to originate from an overheated fan, there was no visible smoke. The problem is being isolated, the aircraft is estimated to continue shortly.

Due to crew duty time limitations the remainder of the flight was postponed to the next day, the passengers were taken to hotels.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-98

Departure
Stephenville, Canada

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N762AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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