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AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 383: HOW A TURBINE DISK FAILURE LED TO A B767 HULL LOSS?

On October 28, 2016, American Airlines Flight 383 experienced an engine failure during its takeoff roll at Chicago O’Hare. The uncontained failure of the right engine led to a severe fire, the B767 was declared a total hull loss. Flight Details The Boeing 767-300 with registration N345AN was performing flight AA383 from Chicago O’Hare to… Read More »