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| Date: | Wednesday 5 November 2014 |
| Time: | 23:57 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-323ER |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N391AA |
| MSN: | 27451/566 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 179 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Confins International Airport, Minas Gerais -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | CNF |
| MIA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight AA992 from Belo Horizonte to Miami returned to land following engine problems.
Flames were seen emanating from one of the engines on takeoff. The climb was continued to 9000 feet and the flight entered a holding pattern to the north of the airport.
Sources:
1. http://hojeemdia.com.br/horizontes/prefeitura-cancela-obra-e-interdi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-da-rua-platina-1.280493
2. https://www.alterosa.com.br/programas/jornal-da-alterosa/aviao-da-american-airlines-faz-pouso-forcado-em-confins/
3. https://www.otempo.com.br/cidades/bombeiros-confirmam-acidente-com-voo-aal-992-da-american-airlines-1.943589
4. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N391AA/history/20141106/0125Z/SBCF/KMIA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2014 19:43 | cleberjc | Added |
| 07-Nov-2014 19:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2014 18:29 | cleberjc | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2017 06:29 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 30-Jul-2017 06:30 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
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