American A321 near St. Louis on May 4th 2024, lightning strike
Last Update: May 6, 2024 / 15:47:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2651
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N155UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LIGHTENING STRIKE DAMAGING AVIONICS, ST LOUIS, MO."
A replacement A321-200 registration N543UW reached San Francisco with a delay of about 9 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 21 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2651
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N155UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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