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Incident · Damage unknown

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · Boise, ID · November 26, 2005

Date
November 26, 2005 · 22:55 local
Place
Boise, ID
Airport
Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Damage unknown
Aircraft
N437AA
Reported as
Doug DC983
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D219
People aboard
137
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,350 total1,235 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) American airlines flight 2033, dfw-sea, #2 engine had overtemp indication accompanied with auto-shutdown. Pilot declared an emergency and diverted into Boise airport, Idaho and landed without incident. Subsequent investigation by contract maintenance revealed that the #2 engine turbine blades had failed in flight. The engine was replaced and the aircraft was returned to service. Operator to submit service difficulty report. Preliminary incident report submitted without aircrew information due to time restraints. Pilot information still not provided by operator at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 2033, DFW-SEA, #2 ENGINE HAD OVERTEMP INDICATION ACCOMPANIED WITH AUTO-SHUTDOWN. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED INTO BOISE AIRPORT, IDAHO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE #2 ENGINE TURBINE BLADES HAD FAILED IN FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. OPERATOR TO SUBMIT SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT. PRELIMINARY INCIDENT REPORT SUBMITTED WITHOUT AIRCREW INFORMATION DUE TO TIME RESTRAINTS. PILOT INFORMATION STILL NOT PROVIDED BY OPERATOR AT THIS TIME.

Other reports on N437AA · 1

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