American B738 near San Antonio on Dec 21st 2018, engine surge

Last Update: December 23, 2018 / 22:29:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-64

Aircraft Registration
N846NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N846NN performing flight AA-64 from Miami,FL to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was enroute at FL280 about 130nm northnorthwest of San Antonio,TX (USA) when the left hand engine (CFM56) surged and began to vibrate. The crew reduced the engine to idle, which stopped the vibrations and diverted to San Antonio for a safe landing about 25 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N905AN reached Phoenix with a delay of 14 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N846NN
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
Dec 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-64

Aircraft Registration
N846NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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