American B738 near Chicago on May 9th 2022, various problems throughout the flight
Last Update: May 11, 2022 / 17:46:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1239
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N963AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger told The Aviation Herald, while taxiing for takeoff from Boston's runway 09 the call button in seat row 1 repeatedly triggered without the passengers there touching the call button, flight attendants were still trying to shut that call button down when the aircraft began to accelerate for takeoff. Later into the flight, about 20-30 minutes prior to landing, the passenger felt a rush of cold air, the passengers' ears all clogged, the passenger oxygen masks were released, the captain announced there was a cabin pressurization problem. The passengers used the oxygen masks until the aircraft descended to and below 10,000 feet. While on downwind for landing in Chicago the lavatory smoke detector in the first class went off, the fire alarm sounded continuously until after landing.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 51 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-1239
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N963AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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