- Date
- October 24, 1988, 18:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- San Juan, PR
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 272 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70054Airbus Industrie A-300-600R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881024070059I
- Case key
- 32318
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft departed runway 8 at 1810 ast. The plt reported a rt eng fire and declared an emergency. The acft was landed at 1815 ast, turned off the runway, and all the passengers were evacuated via the slides. According to maintenance personnel in San Juan, the #2 high pressure bleed valve in the right engine had been replaced prior to departure. Post incident examination of the bleed valve revealed that the band clamps that secure the bleed valve to the engine were undertorqued during installation, allowing the premature separation of the bleed valve.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70054
- Reported as
- Airbus Industrie A-300-600R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 461
- Engine
- GE CF6-80-C2A5, 56,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- American Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Destination
- JFK · New York, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SJU · Luis Munoz Marin Intl, runway 8, 10,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27,000 total · 104 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 100° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU
FAA reports on this event · 1
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