American B738 at Dallas on Feb 5th 2013, rejected takeoff

Last Update: February 6, 2013 / 22:01:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 5, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1021

Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Destination
Las Vegas, United States

Aircraft Registration
N916AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N916AN performing flight AA-1021 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 115 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 18L when a loud bang was emitted by the right hand engine, tower reported fire from the right hand engine, the crew rejected takeoff at about 60 knots, pulled the fire handle and discharged a fire bottle. The crew reported they had an engine fire indication, tower reported the fire seemed to have gone, no flames visible anymore stating that there were flames visible prior to that, emergency services were already responding. The aircraft stopped on the runway for an inspection by emergency services and subsequently taxied to the gate.

Runways 18L was closed for a runway inspection.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N925AN reached Las Vegas with a delay of 3 hours.

The right hand engine of the incident aircraft needed to be replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
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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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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 5, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1021

Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Destination
Las Vegas, United States

Aircraft Registration
N916AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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