ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188122
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| Date: | Monday 13 June 2016 |
| Time: | c 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N654AW |
| MSN: | 1050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 136 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| SFO | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Right hand V2527 engine cowling opened on take off and separated on flight AA403 from Phoenix to San Francisco. The aircraft climbed to 10,000 ft and then returned to Phoenix for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure.
Note this does not feature in the NTSB database.
Sources:
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/american-airlines-flight-turns-back-to-sky-harbor-after-part-falls-off-plane/242650848
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/flight-diverted-back-to-phoenix-after-engine-cowling-falls-off-american-airlines-plane
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/aa-engine-cover-lost-plane-returns-airport/nrfzN/
http://aerossurance.com/safety-management/united-human-error-dysfunction/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 2001 | N654AW | America West Airlines | 0 | Las Vegas, NV | |
non |
Media:
ALERT American Airlines (A320/N659AW) flight #AA403 lost engine covers on takeoff from Phoenix (via @burakceran26) pic.twitter.com/3qXBiMWM5o
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) June 14, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2016 14:52 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 14-Jun-2016 19:31 | Goldfish86 | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 15-Jun-2016 05:59 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 01-Jan-2018 13:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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