American B738 at Chicago on Jun 6th 2024, tail strike on landing

Last Update: June 7, 2024 / 22:06:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2715

Departure
West Palm Beach, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N916AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago

Airport ICAO Code
KORD

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N916AN performing flight AA-2715 from West Palm Beach,FL to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 100 passengers and 8 crew, landed on Chicago's runway 28C when the crew initiated a balked landing and went around. The aircraft positioned for a landing on runway 27C and landed without further incident about 15 minutes later.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A TAIL STRIKE WHILE LANDING." and rated the damage minor.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 23 hours later and is currently estimated to return to service on Jun 9th 2024.



Metars:
KORD 070151Z 29009KT 10SM BKN085 22/08 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP051 T02170083=
KORD 070051Z 30014G22KT 10SM FEW070 BKN085 22/08 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 31027/0022 SLP043 T02220078=
KORD 062351Z 30017G27KT 10SM FEW070 BKN085 23/08 A2965 RMK AO2 PK WND 28029/2331 SLP038 T02280083 10256 20228 52011=
KORD 062251Z 29020G28KT 10SM BKN085 23/08 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 30034/2212 SLP034 T02330078=
KORD 062151Z 30014G22KT 10SM BKN085 24/08 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 27032/2055 SLP030 T02390083=
KORD 062051Z 26018G30KT 10SM BKN085 25/08 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 27035/1955 SLP026 T02500078 55002=
KORD 061951Z 27020G36KT 10SM SCT080 26/07 A2961 RMK AO2 PK WND 25036/1911 SLP023 T02560072=
KORD 061851Z 29020G34KT 10SM SCT080 25/07 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 25038/1823 SLP024 T02500067=
KORD 061751Z 29016G28KT 10SM FEW075 25/07 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 26037/1738 SLP028 T02500067 10250 20189 56005=
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N916AN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 6, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Tail strike on landing

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2715

Departure
West Palm Beach, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N916AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Chicago

Airport ICAO Code
KORD

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