Boeing 777 N782AN

Summary

On 4 June 2013 at about 14:35 local time, a Boeing 777 registered N782AN, operated by American Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Shijiazhuang, China. 245 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 2013 at 14:35

Classification

Incident

Location

Shijiazhuang, China

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777

Registration

N782AN

Operator

American Airlines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA13WA101

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 4, 2013, at approximately 1435 local time, American Airlines flight 187, a B777-200, N782AN, declared mayday due to emergency fuel while on approach to Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA) Beijing, China. As AAL187 started its approach to ZBAA, a heavy thunderstorm was present at the airport and AAL187 was unable to land. The flight crew determined Tianjin Binhai International Airport (ZBTJ) as an alternate airport, which is about 150km away from ZBAA. However, as the flight approached ZBTJ, it was also fully covered by a heavy thunderstorm, and the crew selected Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (ZBSJ) as a second alternate where they landed uneventually. The flight originated from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois. The incident is being investigated by the Office of Aviation Safety, Northern Regional Administration (NRA) of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). In accordance with ICAO Annex 13, the NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative as the State of Manufacture and State of the Operator. All inquiries should be directed to the CAAC at the following: Office of Aviation Safety Northern Regional Administration Civil Aviation Administration of China

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.