AA 767 Engine fire at LAX

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 03 Jun 2006, 19:52

Must of you will probably have seen this pics already, but for the rest I wanted to show them, since it's pretty bad. Porbably a write-off...

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5741190
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5741193
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5741216
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5741217

Advisor · Post by **Advisor** » 03 Jun 2006, 20:56

Saw one on anet, but then the ones you have shared are more explicit and up close.

Ur write.... a write off

Knight255 · Post by **Knight255** » 04 Jun 2006, 00:56

8O Jesus!! I can't believe they didn't lose hydraulics on the left wing!! That damage looked devastating. Any word on the whole situation and how it all happened?? The aircraft is definitely a write-off, BUT, it's only the -200.

website-info · Post by **website-info** » 04 Jun 2006, 03:34

more from the LA Fire Department

http://flickr.com/photos/lafd/sets/7215 ... 2446/show/

Rgds
Tony

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 04 Jun 2006, 12:38

Very impressive pictures !! Thanks for sharing.

Chris

fleabyte · Post by **fleabyte** » 04 Jun 2006, 14:22

considering it is probably 30 years old, and many cycles. I saw pics of American scrapping (4) 767-200 in the desert earlier this year, planes that had no damage. They were the first 767's built and delivered to AA

It is amazing 767 are being scrapped while I just visited an air freight compnay doing a complete rebuild on an old DC8

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 04 Jun 2006, 15:00

It's actually a B767-200ER built in 1987, but a plane of 19 years old isn't much worth anymore so they will scrap it and use it for spare parts to keep the remaning 767 fleet flying I guess.

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » 04 Jun 2006, 20:00

Knight255 wrote:8O Jesus!! I can't believe they didn't lose hydraulics on the left wing!!

The plane was on the ground doing an engine run. The engine exploded, wich caused the damage.
The maintenance personnel, the only people on the plane, evacuated the plane and alerted the fire department.

Jense · Post by **Jense** » 04 Jun 2006, 20:43

Are all the pictures of the incident offline? Because neither the links to JetPhotos.Net work, neither I can find the picture posted this morning on Airlines.net...

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 04 Jun 2006, 21:04

the pictures where removed (probably requested by AA) but you can stil see some thumbnails here http://www.jetphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33324

L-1011 · Post by **L-1011** » 04 Jun 2006, 21:59

The photos, and others can still be seen on the flickr album of the LAX Firefighters.
More information can be found on their blog

Enjoy and save while still available

(maybe on coppermine

)

ciao,
TriStar

Stepha380 · Post by **Stepha380** » 03 Jul 2006, 12:38

Some pictures with new tyres, she might fly again one of these days

(it will be easier to drag her to the scrapping place)
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1068806/L/

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 03 Jul 2006, 14:40

Photos also still avaiable on a.net: http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s ... entry=true

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AA 767 Engine fire at LAX

AA 767 Engine fire at LAX

767-200 not worth repairing