American B738 near Houston on Jan 21st 2024, oven takes smoking break
Last Update: January 22, 2024 / 15:03:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-885
Departure
Austin, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N917AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N817NN reached Charlotte with a delay of about 8.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16.5 hours after landing.
Houston Airport reported the aircraft diverted due to a possible fire in the forward galley oven.
The airline reported a technical malfunction as reason for the precautionary diversion.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 21, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-885
Departure
Austin, United States
Destination
Charlotte, United States
Aircraft Registration
N917AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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