American B788 near Kingston on Feb 16th 2021, cracked windshield

Last Update: February 17, 2021 / 15:12:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 16, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-917

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
N811AB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An American Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration N811AB performing flight AA-917 from Miami,FL (USA) to Lima (Peru) with 43 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL410 about 140nm westnorthwest of Kingston (Jamaica) when the crew decided to divert to Kingston due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Kingston's runway 12 about 50 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 787-8 registration N800AN positioned from Miami to Kingston, continued the flight and reached Lima with a delay of about 6 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N811AB
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
B788
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 16, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Cracked windshield

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-917

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Lima, Perú

Aircraft Registration
N811AB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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