American B772 near San Juan on Mar 8th 2018, cracked windshield

Last Update: March 8, 2018 / 23:36:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-953

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina

Aircraft Registration
N777AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N777AN performing flight AA-953 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina), was enroute at FL350 about 60nm south of San Juan (Puerto Rico) when the crew decided to divert to Miami,FL (USA) due to a cracked left windshield. The aircraft climbed to FL360 for the diversion, however, about 20 minutes later the aircraft descended to FL200 and subsequently FL160. The aircraft landed safely on Miami's runway 26L - no emergency services on stand by - about 2:45 hours after leaving FL350 and turning around.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Miami about 13 hours after landing.

A passenger reported the crew announced they were diverting to Miami due to a cracked captain's windshield.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N766AN is estimated to continue the flight with a delay of about 20 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B772
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-953

Departure
New York JFK, United States

Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina

Aircraft Registration
N777AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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