American Airlines Flight 383 (2016)
The aftermath of Flight 383 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 28, 2016 |
| Summary | Uncontained engine failure and fire |
| Site | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, United States 41°57′58″N 87°54′04″W / 41.966°N 87.901°W |
| Aircraft | |
| N345AN, the aircraft involved, on June 9, 2016 | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 767-323(ER) |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | AA383 |
| ICAO flight No. | AAL383 |
| Call sign | AMERICAN 383 |
| Registration | N345AN |
| Flight origin | O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Destination | Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, United States |
| Occupants | 170 |
| Passengers | 161 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 21 (20 passengers, 1 crew member) |
| Survivors | 170 |
American Airlines Flight 383 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois to Miami International Airport. On October 28, 2016, the Boeing 767-300ER operating the flight suffered an engine fire during takeoff. The crew aborted their takeoff, evacuating everyone on board, and 21 occupants were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
The accident was caused by the rupture of a disk in the starboard engine, with one fragment piercing the fuel tank in the wing. The investigation revealed the need for more stringent directives for ultrasonic inspection of engines.