Incident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | 05 ABR 1977 |
| Hora: | 09:36 |
| Tipo: | Boeing 707-123B |
| Operador: | American Airlines |
| Registración: | N7508A |
| Numéro de série: | 17635/15 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 45 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 52 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Menor |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | cerca Saint Louis, MO (Estados Unidos de América) |
| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL/KSTL), Estados Unidos de América |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), Estados Unidos de América | |
| Número de Vuelo: | 241 |
American Flight 241 departed Saint Louis (STL) about 08:50 on a service to Los Angeles (LAX). About 20 minutes later, at FL390, the nr.3 engine separated from the wing along with the engine pylon.
The pilot returned to Saint Louis where a safe emergency landing was made.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - wings: nacelles,pods,pylons
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fatigue fracture
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - separation in flight Fuentes:
» NTSB
» Pasadena Star-News 6-4-1977
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2540 km (1588 miles).
Distance from Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO to Los Angeles International Airport, CA as the crow flies is 2540 km (1588 miles).
