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American Airlines 772 has electrical burning odour and haze on Flight Deck

September 24, 2015 By bernard.montrel@gmail.com

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An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N786AN performing flight AA-954 (dep Sep 22nd) from Buenos Aires,BA (Argentina) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL410 about 210nm eastnortheast of Orlando,FL (USA) when the crew reported a burning electrical odour in the cockpit followed by haze/light smoke. The crew decided to divert to Orlando where the aircraft landed safely about 40 minutes later. The aircraft was checked by emergency services before taxiing to the apron.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N787AL reached New York with a delay of 8 hours.
Maintenance identified a seized equipment cooling fan as cause of the odour and haze.
The Aviation Herald

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 777, 777-200, 777-200ER, 777-223(ER), American Airlines, Boeing, Eletrical Burning Odour, Flight Deck, Haze

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