What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On flight from ord to stl during climbout, tail compartment temp hight light came on. Crew initiated emergency checklist. Light stayed on. Crew initiated an emergency landing at stl. No damage to aircraft or injuries. At gate, contract maintenance was called and discovered both red squib plugs on fire bottles had been fired. Entry into maintenance log. American sent company mechanics to stl. They secured loose jamnut on sensing line in left tail section, ops checked good. In dfw, company mechanics removed and replaced fire bottles.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FLIGHT FROM ORD TO STL DURING CLIMBOUT, TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGHT LIGHT CAME ON. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. LIGHT STAYED ON. CREW INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT STL. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES. AT GATE, CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED AND DISCOVERED BOTH RED SQUIB PLUGS ON FIRE BOTTLES HAD BEEN FIRED. ENTRY INTO MAINTENANCE LOG. AMERICAN SENT COMPANY MECHANICS TO STL. THEY SECURED LOOSE JAMNUT ON SENSING LINE IN LEFT TAIL SECTION, OPS CHECKED GOOD. IN DFW, COMPANY MECHANICS REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE BOTTLES.
Other reports on N450AA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.