ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211892
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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 2018 |
| Time: | 20:10 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N806AW |
| MSN: | 1056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2524-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 130 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Texas, USA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | KSAT |
| Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Airlines flight 1897 departed San Antonio, Texas, at approximately 6:57 PM CST. The A319 continued into severe weather with high winds, heavy rain, and possible hail. Around 8:10 PM CST the crew declared an emergency stating that the aircraft is taking damage from hail. The flight was then diverted to El Paso, Texas, where it arrived safely around 45 minuets later. By the time the aircraft landed the front two windshield panes had been completely shattered and were nearly impossible to see out of. The nose of the aircraft was destroyed and damage to the skin and paint of the aircraft was apparent. Passengers had to board another plane from American Airlines as mechanics and investigators deemed N806AW unsafe to fly.
Sources:
https://people.com/home/flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-hail-storm-damages-nose-and-windshield/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n806aw#119a1dde
http://6abc.com/weather/hailstorm-crushes-nose-of-american-airlines-plane/3563144/
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/american-airlines-plane-forced-to-emergency-land-in-el-paso-texas-from-phoenix-arizona-with-heavy-damage-caused-by-hail/103015
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a21081777/american-airlines-flight-1897-emergency-landing-hail-storm-photos/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-flight-makes-diverted-landing-windshield-shattered/story?id=55626871
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 2021 | N806AW | American Airlines | 0 | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2018 05:54 | jupp1 | Added |
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