American A321 at Charlotte on Apr 8th 2021, rejected takeoff due to engine overheat
Last Update: April 11, 2021 / 19:02:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-778
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N551UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
A replacement A321-200 registration N161UW reached Phoenix with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 45 hours after the rejected takeoff.
On Apr 11th 2021 The Aviation Herad received information the crew received a right hand engine fire loop B indication.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-778
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N551UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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