American B763 at Philadelphia on Mar 9th 2020, geese bend AoA
Last Update: March 10, 2020 / 18:35:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 9, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2562
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N397AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF GEESE ON APPROACH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AOA SENSOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA." and stated the damage was unknown. The occurrence was rated an incident.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 29.5 hours after landing in Philadelphia.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 9, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2562
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Philadelphia, United States
Aircraft Registration
N397AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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