American B738 near Chicago on May 23rd 2021, service door opened in flight
Last Update: May 24, 2021 / 21:15:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1487
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N877NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 100 minutes, then departed again and reached Phoenix with a delay of about 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1487
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N877NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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