American B738 at Washington on Oct 20th 2023, unreliable airspeed

Last Update: October 22, 2023 / 12:24:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-575

Departure
Washington National, United States

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N840NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N840NN performing flight AA-575 from Washington National,DC to Miami,FL (USA) with 179 people on board, was climbing out of National's runway 19 when the crew stopped the climb at about 11,000 feet reporting unreliable airspeed. The crew decided to divert to Washington's Dulles Airport, while diverting and the crew working the checklists the ADS-B data became unreliable showing the aircraft at 40,000 feet and then at 0 feet until landing. The aircraft landed on Dulles's runway 19L about 50 minutes after departure, at the time of touchdown the ADS-B again showed 43,800 feet.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N850NN reached Miami with a delay of about 10 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground at Washington Dulles about 38 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Serial Number
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-575

Departure
Washington National, United States

Destination
Miami, United States

Aircraft Registration
N840NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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