- Date
- September 3, 1985, 11:57 local (16:57 UTC)
- Place
- Abilene, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 188 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N112AAMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850903050929I
- Case key
- 21593
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Analysis
Aa DC-10 enroute el paso, TX. To dfw arprt TX. Had fire warning #3 eng. Crew performed emerg. Proc. But lite remained on. Crew made emergency landing dyess afb Abilene, TX. Pax emer evac left side of a/c. aft slide L4 deflated during evac 1 pax received minor inj. 20 pax were treated for various abrasions and bruises and released. Fire warning caused by separated bleed air duct. Due to fatigue which melted fire warning circuit. Reason for slide deflation not positively determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112AA
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46512
- Airframe hours
- 37,565
- Engine
- GE CF6-50A, 71,414 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Destination
- DFW · Dfw Arpt, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- DYS · Dyess Air Force Base, runway 16, 13,500 × 300 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 225 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F
- Observed at
- ABI
FAA reports on this event · 1
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