| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 20, 2000 |
| Time: | 1222 |
| Location: | Miami, Florida |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Miami, FL - Port au Prince |
| AC Type: | Airbus A300-600R |
| Registration: | N14056 |
| cn / ln: | 463 |
| Aboard: | 114 (passengers:105 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | After climbing through 16,000 ft. the crew descovered cabin pressure could not be maintained and returned to the airport. After landing the ram air switch failed to depressurize the aircraft. Moments later the left foreward door exploded open ejecting a flight attendant onto the tarmac. |
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