American B738 near Birmingham on Mar 22nd 2024, cracked windshield

Last Update: March 25, 2024 / 19:38:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1285

Aircraft Registration
N971AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N971AN performing flight AA-1285 from Austin,TX to Charlotte,NC (USA), was enroute at FL350 about 75nm southwest of Birmingham,AL (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Birmingham due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Birmingham's runway 06 about 30 minutes after leaving FL350.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N935NN reached Charlotte with a delay of about 20.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground on Mar 25th 2024.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1285

Aircraft Registration
N971AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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