Incident
On September 28, 2007, at approximately 1313 central daylight time, American Airlines flight 1400 experienced an in-flight left engine fire during the departure climb from Lambert St. Louis International Airport (STL) in St. Louis, Missouri. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82, registered as N454AA.
Sequence of Events
Following the engine fire, the flight crew initiated a return to STL. During the approach, the nose landing gear failed to extend. The crew executed a go-around and successfully extended the nose gear using the emergency extension procedure. Subsequently, the flight crew conducted an emergency landing. All occupants—2 flight crewmembers, 3 flight attendants, and 138 passengers—deplaned on the runway without reported injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage due to the fire.
Flight Details
The scheduled passenger flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.