# Incident 20020531011229I: Boeing 737823, New Orleans, LA, May 31, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2002, 20:21 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N927AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-823 (registry code 13844CB, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737823
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 473 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020531011229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2002 AT 2021 HR. A BOEING 737-800 OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES HAD AN INDICATED #2 ENGINE FIRE AND EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE NEW ORLEANS, LA. AIRPORT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO NOTABLE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE #2 ENGINE. 46 PAX WERE EVACUATED BY SLIDES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY ONE MINOR INJURY MENTIONED. NONE OF THE CREW WERE INJURED DURING THE EVACUATION. THE CAPTAIN WAS LISTED AS: RH DECKER, EMPLOYEE #052505. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS LISTED AS: CM PERDU, EMPLOYEE #354475. A CREW REPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MIAMI, FL. (MIA) ON MAY 31, 2002 AND WAS ENROUTE TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. (MSY).

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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