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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 2012 |
| Time: | 12:08 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-323 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N342AN |
| MSN: | 33081/896 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 243 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Sao Paulo -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport, SP (GRU/SBGR) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The crew declared an emergency condition after takeoff due to technical problems at engine number one, followed by engine tail pipe fire.
Sources:
NTSB DCA12WA102
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 2015 | N342AN | American Airlines | 0 | St. John's International Airport, NF (YYT/CYYT) |  |
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| Turbulence | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 17:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 06-Aug-2023 08:26 | harro | Updated |
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