American MD83 near Tampa on Nov 6th 2013, intermittent engine fire warnings

Last Update: November 7, 2013 / 14:59:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-292

Aircraft Registration
N9681B

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration N9681B performing flight AA-292 from Jacksonville,FL to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing out of Jacksonville when the crew received intermittent left hand engine (JT8D) fire indications, while reducing the engine thrust the fire warnings stopped. The crew kept the left hand engine running at idle thrust and decided to divert to Tampa,FL (USA) for a safe landing about 35 minutes after departure from Jacksonville.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N843NN reached Dallas with a delay of 5 hours.

Maintenance found the left hand engine's inlet anti-ice duct had broken permitting hot bleed air enter the engine nacelle. The duct is being replaced.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-292

Aircraft Registration
N9681B

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

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