American A332 at Philadelphia on Dec 15th 2016, panel door open after bird strike

Last Update: December 20, 2016 / 19:13:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-740

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
N288AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An American Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N288AY performing flight AA-740 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to Madrid,SP (Spain), departed Philadelphia's runway 27L and was in the initial climb when the crew requested to level off at 5000 feet advising they were almost certain they had a panel door open and were trying to figure out what was going on. The crew subsequently requested to return to Philadelphia runway 27R. The aircraft landed on runway 27L about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration N291AY reached Madrid with a delay of close to 4 hours.

On Dec 20th 2016 The Aviation Herald learned that the aircraft had received a bird strike against the #1 engine (Trent 772, left hand) cowl/thrust reverser door. The aircraft is still on the ground (standing Dec 20th) as result.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N288AY
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-740

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
N288AY

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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