American Airlines B738 at San Perdo Sula, Honduras on Jan 11th 2022, passenger broke into cockpit while on ground
Last Update: January 17, 2022 / 13:17:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2022
Classification
Occurrence
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-488
Departure
San Pedro Sula Intl AP, Honduras
Destination
Miami, FL, United States
Aircraft Registration
N942NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
MHLM
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N942NN was preparing for flight AA-488 from San Pedro Sula Intl AP (Honduras) to Miami, FL (USA), when a passenger entered the aircraft via jetway and stormed into the open cockpit. He then continued to damage flight controls and tried to jump out of the open cockpit window. Crew members intervened and the unknown person was apprehended by local law enforcement.
The aircraft was taken out of service and a replacement aircraft has been sent.
— Ariel Sierra (@ArielSierra) January 12, 2022
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2022
Classification
Occurrence
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-488
Departure
San Pedro Sula Intl AP, Honduras
Destination
Miami, FL, United States
Aircraft Registration
N942NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
MHLM
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