American B738 near Little Rock on Jun 3r 2018, fuel imbalance suspected due to fuel leak

Last Update: June 5, 2018 / 22:31:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 3, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-2273

Aircraft Registration
N955NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N955NN performing flight AA-2273 from Atlanta,GA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 180nm east of Little Rock,AR (USA) when the crew reported a fuel imbalance on board, suspected a fuel leak as cause and decided to divert to Little Rock. The aircraft drifted down to 10,000 feet and landed safely on Little Rock's runway 04R about 40 minutes later.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then was able to continue the flight and reached Dallas with a delay of 4 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N955NN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-823
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 3, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-2273

Aircraft Registration
N955NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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