American B38M near Port of Spain on May 29th 2018, "we think somebody is stuck in our cargo hold"
Last Update: June 1, 2018 / 22:59:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2282
Departure
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N308RD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
Nobody was found in the cargo holds. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then departed again and reached Miami with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned due to some unusual noise. However, the noise appeared to have been caused by some mechanical problem rather than a hapless stowaway.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2282
Departure
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N308RD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
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