American B738 at Phoenix on Feb 9th 2021, banging in the cockpit

Last Update: February 10, 2021 / 21:42:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2214

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
San Antonio, United States

Aircraft Registration
N901NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N901NN performing flight AA-2214 from Phoenix,AZ to San Antonio,TX (USA) with 106 people on board, was climbing out of Phoenix cleared to climb to FL210 when the crew stopped the climb at 13,000 feet MSL and slowed to 210 KIAS reporting banging sounds at the backside of the cockpit. The crew declared emergency and requested runway 26. The aircraft landed safely back on Phoenix's runway 26 about 18 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N844NN reached San Antonio with a delay of 2 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 14 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2214

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
San Antonio, United States

Aircraft Registration
N901NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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