# Incident 19961126043589I: Boeing 757223, Washington, DC, November 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1996, 07:15 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N681AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-223 (registry code 1384957, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce RB-211 series (registry code 54555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb-211-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757223
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961126043589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 189 PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE, AND THE FLIGHT ATTEMPTED TO START THE RIGHT ENGINE OF THE B757. THE DRIVER OF THE PUSHBACK TUG NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD VISIBLE FIRE AT THE TAILPIPE. THE CREW STOPPED THE START. IN THE CABIN A PASSENGER SHOUTED "FIRE" WHEN HE SAW THE FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE TAILPIPE, AND THE 11 PASSENGERS LEFT THEIR SEATS AND RAN TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LEFT FORWARD DOOR (L1) BUT THE SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, SHE THEN OPENED THE RIGHT FORWARD DOOR (R1) AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED ON THE R1 DOOR SLIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PASSENGERS. THE CREW DID NOT EVACUATE SINCE THE CAPTAIN TOLD THE CREW THERE WAS NO DANGER. THE CAPTAIN DID NOT ORDER THE EVACUATION, SINCE THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT DURING THE START. MAINTENANCE LATER REPLACED THE ENGINE FUEL FLOW GOVERNOR.

## Other reports on N681AA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20040223014929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040223014929I), Feb 23, 2004: Boeing 757223 (N681AA), Wichita, KS. (-23) Flight attendants notified the flight crew of electrical smell in the forward cabin, which became apparent in the cockpit along with a "standby inverter"…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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