American A321 near Madison on Oct 24th 2021, smoke in cabin
Last Update: October 25, 2021 / 15:43:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 24, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-3
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N104NN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The airport reported the aircraft diverted reporting smoke in the cabin.
Passengers reported the aircraft diverted due to smoke in the cabin.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted due to a mechanical issue, a replacement aircraft is going to take the passengers to Los Angeles.
A replacement A321-200 registration N106NN reached Los Angeles with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Madison about 20 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 24, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-3
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N104NN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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