American B763 near Kahului on Dec 30th 2012, electrical smell

Last Update: December 31, 2012 / 17:02:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-6

Aircraft Registration
N348AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An American Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N348AN performing flight AA-6 from Kahului,HI to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing through 13,000 feet out of Kahului's runway 02 when the crew reported an electrical smell on board and due to overweight decided to divert to Honolulu,HI for a safe landing on runway 08L about 35 minutes after departure. The crew terminated the emergency upon vacating the runway and taxied to the gate requesting emergency vehicles to follow them to the gate to check the brakes.

The aircraft was able to depart Honolulu after about 5 hours on the ground and reached Dallas with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 30, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-6

Aircraft Registration
N348AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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