American Airlines Flight 2821

Infobox Aircraft incident
name = American Airlines Flight 2821
date = October 6 2000
type = Improper maintenanceFact|date=March 2008
site = Bryce Canyon Airport Bryce Canyon, Utah, USA
passengers = 70
crew = 5
fatalities = 0
injuries = 0
survivors = 75 (all)
aircraft_type = McDonnell-Douglas MD-80
operator = American Airlines
tail_number =

On October 6 2000, American Airlines Flight 2821 took off from Denver International Airport headed for Los Angeles International Airport. While cruising at 33,000 ft, it reported smoke in the cockpit and a loss of cabin pressure. It was redirected to make an emergency landing at Bryce Canyon Airport in southern Utah, touching down there around 8:45 am without further incident. The plane was then ferried without passengers to a maintenance base.

Bryce Canyon Airport is mostly used by small aircraft such as Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, but was designed to accommodate emergency landings on the long stretch between Denver and Las Vegas.

Sources and references

* http://www.sptimes.com/News/100700/Worldandnation/National_briefs.shtml
* http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Concourse/7349/270fire.html
* http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=003uP0