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FAA incident report · Boeing 757223 · Greer, SC · March 8, 2000

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Date
March 8, 2000 · 17:20 local
Place
Greer, SC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Aircraft
N663AM
Reported as
Boeing 757223
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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American airlines flight 1456 from o'hare/san juan (B-757, N-663AM), at flight level 290, over Greer south carolina, received a teas r/alert for an immediate climb to avoid conflict with lear jet (N-81MW, lear 25D) who was at 280, but was squawking 285. Pilot responded accordingly but during climb, four out of five flight attendance received minor injuries, the pilot intended to divert to atlanta, but flight attendants crew assure him that they were in conditions to continue the flight to san juan, and that no passengers were injured. Aircraft had a safe landing at san juan lmm international airport, at 8:20PM local (00:20 zulu). Upon arrival crew was interviewed and soon after the flight attendants went to the hospital for a routine evaluation prior to return to duty. I also contacted the chdo in nashville FSDO, and talk with inspector bolton (pmi) for averitt (a charter operator with lear jets), and inspector bolton confirm that the lear jet N-81MW had a malfunctioning altimeter/encoder and the unit has been removed and replaced.

As the FAA filed it

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1456 FROM O'HARE/SAN JUAN (B-757, N-663AM), AT FLIGHT LEVEL 290, OVER GREER SOUTH CAROLINA, RECEIVED A TEAS R/ALERT FOR AN IMMEDIATE CLIMB TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH LEAR JET (N-81MW, LEAR 25D) WHO WAS AT 280, BUT WAS SQUAWKING 285. PILOT RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY BUT DURING CLIMB, FOUR OUT OF FIVE FLIGHT ATTENDANCE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE PILOT INTENDED TO DIVERT TO ATLANTA, BUT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CREW ASSURE HIM THAT THEY WERE IN CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT TO SAN JUAN, AND THAT NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. AIRCRAFT HAD A SAFE LANDING AT SAN JUAN LMM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AT 8:20PM LOCAL (00:20 ZULU). UPON ARRIVAL CREW WAS INTERVIEWED AND SOON AFTER THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A ROUTINE EVALUATION PRIOR TO RETURN TO DUTY. I ALSO CONTACTED THE CHDO IN NASHVILLE FSDO, AND TALK WITH INSPECTOR BOLTON (PMI) FOR AVERITT (A CHARTER OPERATOR WITH LEAR JETS), AND INSPECTOR BOLTON CONFIRM THAT THE LEAR JET N-81MW HAD A MALFUNCTIONING ALTIMETER/ENCODER AND THE UNIT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.