American B738 near McAllen on Dec 26th 2019, suspected fuel leak and smoke in cabin
Last Update: December 27, 2019 / 21:58:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2350
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N359PX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airport reported passengers and crew disembarked, two passengers were assessed by paramedics but did not need any treatment. No fuel leak was found.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N978NN was dispatched to McAllen, resumed the flight and reached Mexico City with a delay of 7:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2350
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N359PX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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