Accident
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| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 27 JUN 1985 |
| Heure: | 11:36 AST |
| Type/Sous-type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | N129AA |
| Numéro de série: | 46996/270 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 13 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 257 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 270 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
| Conséquences: | Repaired |
| Lieu de l'accident: | San Juan-Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) (Porto Rico)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
| Aéroport de départ: | San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ), Porto Rico |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW), Etats-Unis d'Amérique | |
| Numéro de vol: | 633 |
After landing at San Juan, the aircraft was parked at the customs area, then was towed to gate 15 and loaded for the next flight. The push-back was such that the crew had to taxi to the general aviation parking area and turn around before proceeding to runway 08 for departure. When cleared for takeoff, the wind was from 160 deg at 11 gusting 22 knots. At aprx 120 knots on the takeoff roll, a loud rumbling sound occurred which increased rapidly, then the aircraft began to vibrate. At approx. the V1 spd of 141 knots, the captain rejected the takeoff using maximum braking. Unable to stop on the remaining runway, he angled the aircraft to the safest area. The aircraft stopped with its nose in a lagoon. Due to trees, water, aircraft attitude and one accidental disarming, only 4 of 8 emergency slides were used. A lab analysis indicated that the #7 tire had failed due to low inflation, most likely from FOD. During the abort, its companion tire failed from overload. Black marks on the taxiway revealed the #7 tire started losing pressure while the aircraft was taxiing.
Sources:
» NTSB/AAR-86/01/SUM
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) as the crow flies is 3454 km (2158 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) as the crow flies is 3454 km (2158 miles).
