American B738 at Chicago on Jun 6th 2024, tail strike on landing
Last Update: June 7, 2024 / 22:06:22 GMT/Zulu time
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 ICAO Code
KORD
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
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 ICAO Code
KORD
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