American A319 at Portland on Oct 23rd 2024, engine fire indication

Last Update: October 24, 2024 / 15:33:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1087

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N704US

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N704US performing flight AA-1087 from Portland,ME to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 116 people on board, was climbing out of Portland's runway 11 when the crew declared emergency and stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting a right hand engine (CFM56) fire. The crew secured the engine and returned to Portland. The crew subsequently advised they had an intermittent fire indication for the right hand engine, the engine had been secured, they would stop on the runway for examination by emergency services. The aircraft landed safely on runway 11 about 20 minutes after departure and stopped on the runway.

A replacement flight is currently estimated to depart with a delay of about 33.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Portland about 21 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N704US
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 23, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1087

Departure
Portland, United States

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N704US

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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