American B752 near Goose Bay on Sep 30th 2015, electrical problems
Last Update: October 15, 2015 / 19:53:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-278
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N198AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the #1 Integrated Drive Generator (IDG).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-278
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N198AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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