American B738 at New York on Dec 31st 2017, slat problem

Last Update: January 1, 2018 / 17:30:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1609

Departure
Bermuda, Bermuda

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N972AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N972AN performing flight AA-1609 from Bermuda (Bermuda) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 144 people on board, was on approach to New York when the crew stopped the descent at 3000 feet reporting they had a flight control issue and might be declaring emergency. About 5 minutes later the crew explained the leading edge devices were stuck in the one o'clock position, declared emergency, requested emergency services to attend the aircraft and advised they were going to stop on the runway 31L for a brief inspection of brakes and checks for leaks. The aircraft landed safely on runway 31L at a higher than normal speed about 30 minutes after stopping the descent. The aircraft stopped on the runway, emergency services reported the brakes appeared hot but there were no leaks, emergency services followed the aircraft to the apron.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1609

Departure
Bermuda, Bermuda

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N972AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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