N569AA, the MD-83 involved, seen in 2012, 24 years after the accident
Incident
Date
February 3, 1988 (1988-02-03)
Summary
In-flight fire due to improperly stored hazardous material in the cargo hold
Site
Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee, United States 25°54′47″N80°34′41″W / 25.91306°N 80.57806°W / 25.91306; -80.57806
Aircraft
Aircraft type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
Operator
American Airlines
IATA flight No.
AA132
ICAO flight No.
AAL132
Call sign
American 132
Registration
N569AA
Flight origin
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas, Texas
Destination
Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee
Occupants
126
Passengers
120
Crew
6
Fatalities
0
Injuries
18
Survivors
126
American Airlines Flight 132 was a regularly scheduled flight from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Nashville International Airport. On February 3, 1988, the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operating this route experienced an in-flight fire shortly before landing at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee. There were no fatalities, but later investigations revealed that improperly stored hazardous materials caused a hydrogen peroxide reaction in the cargo hold that leaked and combined with a sodium orthosilicate based mixture in a container which was also improperly stored.[1] As a result, regulations to prevent future incidents were adopted by the FAA, although these were not fully implemented until after the crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in 1996.[2][3]
^"Event Details". www.fss.aero. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
^"Revised Standards for Cargo or Baggage Compartments in Transport Category". Federal Aviation Administration. February 17, 1998. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^"3 February 1988 - American 132". tailstrike.com.
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