American B772 at Beijing on Jul 10th 2013, engine fire indication

Last Update: July 19, 2013 / 21:36:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-186

Departure
Beijing, China

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N775AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N775AN performing flight AA-186 from Beijing (China) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was in the initial climb out of Beijing when the crew received erratic EGT indications followed by a fire indication for the left hand engine (Trent 892), the crew determined operation was engine was normal and the engine was kept running. The aircraft returned to Beijing for a safe overweight landing on runway 01 about 18 minutes after departure. Emergency services reported there was no trace of fire or smoke from the engine but needed to cool the brakes.

The flight was cancelled.

The incident aircraft is still on the ground in Beijing (standing Jul 19th).

Maintenance identified the inboard thrust reverser of the left engine suffered a structural failure damaging the wiring harnesses for the EGT indications and fire loops. Both inboard and outboard thrust reversers are being replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N775AN
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
B772
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine fire indication

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-186

Departure
Beijing, China

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N775AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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