Compiled By AviationNow.com Staff
12-Nov-2001 1:26 PM U.S. EST
Technical information on the American Airbus A300 that crashed near New York John F. Kennedy Airport on Nov. 12:
Aircraft Type: Airbus A300-605R
Registration: N14053
Manufacturer Fuselage No: 420
Rollout date: December 1986
Delivery date: July 12, 1988 to American Airlines by Airbus
Owner: Chase Manhattan Bank (leased to American Airlines)
Engines: Two General Electric CF6-80C2A5s
Airframe maintenance information
Last A Check: Nov. 11, 2001
Last B Check: Oct. 3, 2001
Last Heavy Maintenance Check: Dec. 9, 1999 (N14053 was scheduled for heavy maintenance visit in July 2002).
Engine Maintenance Information
No. 1 Engine: 694 hours since last overhaul
No. 2 Engine: 9,788 hours since last overhaul; 2,887 hours since last shop inspection. (Overhauls typically done every 10,000 hours).
Notes:
American operated 35 A300-600s, including N14053. Of the remaining 34, 10 are owned by the airline.
N14053 was the oldest of American's 35 A300-600s, although it was the seventh A300-600 to join the carrier's fleet.
Sources: American Airlines, Back Information Services, JP Airline Fleets Int'l.