American B738 at Boston on Aug 22nd 2017, "trim!"

Last Update: August 27, 2017 / 19:47:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-2253

Aircraft Registration
N914NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N914NN performing flight AA-2253 from Boston,MA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 161 people on board, was climbing out of Boston's runway 22R when the crew requested to level off at 9000 feet due to an issue. When departure queried "what's the issue", the crew replied with only one word: "Trim!" The crew subsequently advised they were still working the checklists, no assistance was yet needed. About 6 minutes later the crew formally declared emergency and requested to return to Boston, they needed a nice long runway and a long established final, they had a lot of fuel (about 4-5 hours). The crew decided they needed to burn off fuel for about 40 minutes requesting different altitudes for holding, then the aircraft positioned for an approach to Boston and landed safely on Boston's runway 22L about 70 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 44 hours, then performed a test flight and resumed service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-2253

Aircraft Registration
N914NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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