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| Date: | Saturday 8 June 2019 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-823 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N936AN |
| MSN: | 29532/575 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 157 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | South of Merida, Mexico -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | BDCA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About 20 Minutes from takeoff from Belize operating as AA268 the crew would notice a strong Vibration from the front of the aircraft. The crew would decide to return to Belize and would land safely with emergency crews on standby. Nobody was injured and the aircraft suffered no damage.
Probable Cause:
The P19 External Power Panel was left open, Causing the severe vibrations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://civilaviation.gov.bz/index.php/accident-investigation-unit-aiu/accident-reports?download=256:baai-final-report-n936an
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9261633
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737ng-29532.htm#google_vignette
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 16:35 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Oct-2024 16:36 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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