American B738 near Amarillo on Jun 26th 2012, engine problems

Last Update: June 27, 2012 / 18:26:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1498

Departure
Santa Ana, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N957AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N957AN performing flight AA-1498 from Santa Ana,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 160 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 100nm southsouthwest of Amarillo,TX when the crew reported an engine (CFM56) was out and decided to divert to Amarillo. On approach to Amarillo the crew reported the engine had suffered compressor stalls but was now behaving itsself, the crew however was planning for single engine procedures. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Amarillo's runway 22 about 20 minutes after leaving FL350. Emergency services reported nothing abnormal visible from the right hand engine, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N818NN reached Dallas Ft. Worth with a delay of 3:20 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N957AN
Country of Registration
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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
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1498

Departure
Santa Ana, United States

Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Aircraft Registration
N957AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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