Created Thursday, Oct 24th 2024 15:33Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 24th 2024 15:33Z
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N704US performing flight
AA-1087 from Portland,ME to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 116 people on board, was climbing out of Portland's runway 11 when the crew declared emergency and stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting a right hand engine (CFM56) fire. The crew secured the engine and returned to Portland. The crew subsequently advised they had an intermittent fire indication for the right hand engine, the engine had been secured, they would stop on the runway for examination by emergency services. The aircraft landed safely on runway 11 about 20 minutes after departure and stopped on the runway.
A replacement flight is currently estimated to depart with a delay of about 33.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Portland about 21 hours after landing.
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