American MD82 near Lubbock on Jun 11th 2015, engine oil filter clogged

Last Update: June 12, 2015 / 14:40:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-2478

Aircraft Registration
N33502

ICAO Type Designator
MD82

An American Airlines McDonnel Douglas MD-82, registration N33502 performing flight AA-2478 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Sacramento,CA (USA) with 140 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL320 about 70nm east of Lubbock,TX (USA) when the crew reported an engine (JT8D) oil filter clogged indication and diverted to Lubbock. Being advised of active runway 17R being shortened to 6448 feet landing distance available the crew decided to land on runway 26 (length available 8000 feet). The aircraft landed safely on runway 26 about 30 minutes after leaving FL320.

A replacement MD-83 registration N9620D departed the following morning and is estimated to reach Sacramento with a delay of 13 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 11, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-2478

Aircraft Registration
N33502

ICAO Type Designator
MD82

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