American B763 near San Juan on Jan 28th 2013, overheating battery charger
Last Update: January 29, 2013 / 17:19:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-233
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
N358AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N349AN, originally scheduled to fly from San Juan to New York, resumed the flight to Sao Paulo and is estimated to reach Guarulhos Airport with a delay of 19 hours.
The incident aircraft was able to return to service the following day and resumed the flight N349AN was originally scheduled to fly.
A passenger reported that the flight had been delayed repeatedly at the gate in Miami already due to an overheating battery charger. Later, about 2.5 hours into the flight, the captain announced the problem had returned and there was smoke on board prompting them to divert to San Juan.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 28, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-233
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
N358AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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