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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-223 · New Orleans, LA · February 1, 1994

Date: February 1, 1994 · 16:50 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Aircraft: N658AA
Reported as: Boeing 757223
People aboard: 171
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,564 in this make and model

N658AARegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Boeing 757-223S/N 24616 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBoeing 757-223 Engine modelRolls-Royce RB-211 seriesTurbo-fan

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the aircraft was enroute to the dallas/fort worth airport when the captain realized that the aircraft was losing fuel. The captain diverted to New Orleans international airport where it was determined that the low pressure fuel line broke while in flight. The fuel line was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service in accordance with the approved maintenance procedures for American airlines.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AIRPORT WHEN THE CAPTAIN REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING FUEL. THE CAPTAIN DIVERTED TO NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE BROKE WHILE IN FLIGHT. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROVED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES.