American A321 at Las Vegas on Aug 28th 2021, shaved runway edge lights on departure
Last Update: August 30, 2021 / 21:24:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2480
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N582UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
The aircraft remained on the ground in Charlotte for about 3 hours, then continued service.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE DAMAGED 15 EDGE LIGHTS, LAS VEGAS, NV.", rated the damage unknown and the occurrence an incident.
Metars:
KLAS 290856Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 33/10 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP059 T03330100 50004=
KLAS 290756Z 19003KT 10SM CLR 33/04 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP061 T03330044 404280261=
KLAS 290656Z 20006KT 10SM CLR 34/03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP057 T03390028=
KLAS 290556Z 19006KT 10SM CLR 34/03 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP057 T03390033 10422 20339 51015=
KLAS 290456Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 36/02 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP053 T03560022=
KLAS 290356Z 22006KT 10SM CLR 37/02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP049 T03670022=
KLAS 290256Z 23006KT 10SM CLR 39/03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP041 T03890033 53005=
KLAS 290156Z 27010KT 10SM FEW150 FEW240 40/03 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP037 T04000028=
KLAS 290056Z 29005G16KT 10SM FEW150 FEW240 41/03 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP035 T04110033=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 28, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-2480
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N582UW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Airport ICAO Code
KLAS
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