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                                                   Exhibit 5

            [Letterhead of Debevoise & Plimpton]

                                              April 14, 2003

AMR Corporation
4333 Amon Carter Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155

Dear Sirs:

          We have acted as counsel to AMR Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the
filing by the Company of a Registration Statement on Form S-
8 (the "Registration Statement") relating to 42,680,000
shares of the Company's common stock (the "Common Stock"),
to be issued pursuant to the AMR Corporation 2003 Employee
Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

          We have examined the originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of
the Plan and such other corporate records, documents,
certificates or other instruments as in our judgment are
necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion
set forth below.

          Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that
authorized but not previously issued shares of Common Stock
which may be issued under the Plan have been duly authorized
and when issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan
will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

          We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as
an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement.  In
giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are
within the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
thereunder.

                              Very truly yours,


                              /s/ Debevoise & Plimpton