Non hull-loss description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 30 OCT 1985 |
| Type: | Boeing 727 |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX (AUS/KAUS), United States of America |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 203 |
An explosion occurred in the forward baggage compartment while baggage was being unloaded. The device was contained in a vinyl tote bag.
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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 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 304 km (190 miles).
Distance from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX as the crow flies is 304 km (190 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
