ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68041
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| Date: | Friday 21 August 2009 |
| Time: | 23:46 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-223 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N663AM |
| MSN: | 25297/432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 194 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Airlines Boeing 757 makes safe emergency landing at LAX:
The Federal Aviation Administration says a commercial airliner has made a safe emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport after experiencing a wing problem. The American Airlines flight left San Diego Friday afternoon on its way to Dallas/Fort Worth, and shortly after, the pilot declared an emergency.
He says the Boeing 757 was diverted to LAX, where it landed safely, despite some sort of problem with the plane's right wing. During takeoff, passengers saw pieces of lamination flying off the wing and heard an unusual noise as the plane climbed. They alerted the flight attendants, who told the pilots, who decided to circle back and land.
Sources:
1. https://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/D_0824_N.txt
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=663AM
3. http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2009/08/american-airlines-boeing-747-makes-safe.html (note - the report mis-identified the aircraft involved as a Boeing 747 not a 757)
4. http://blog.flightstory.net/1349/safety-report-08242009/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2009 21:02 | David_Landry | Added |
| 25-Aug-2009 07:19 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 27-Nov-2016 21:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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