American B738 near Chicago on May 2nd 2012, trim failure

Last Update: May 2, 2012 / 21:50:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2012

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-451

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N811NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Boeing 737-800, registration N811NN performing flight AA-451 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to San Francisco,CA (USA), was climbing out of Chicago with the autopilot engaged when the crew received a speed trim and a stabilizer out of trim indication. The autopilot was disconnected, the crew found the electrical trim had failed but manual trim remained available. The crew levelled off at FL280 and after working the checklists returned to Chicago for a safe landing about 50 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N915AN is estimated to reach San Francisco with a delay of 3:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N811NN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2012

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-451

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N811NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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