American B752 near Gander on Dec 6th 2015, engine failure
Last Update: January 22, 2016 / 22:14:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-131
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
N172AJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
On Jan 22nd 2016 the Canadian TSB reported that maintenance replaced the fuel governor, the aircraft returned to service after successful engine tests.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 6, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-131
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
N172AJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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