American B738 near Raleigh/Durham on Aug 15th 2024, smoke on board

Last Update: August 15, 2024 / 19:15:16 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 15, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2392

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Hartford, United States

Aircraft Registration
N989AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N989AN performing flight AA-2392 from Charlotte,NC to Hartford,CT (USA), was climbing through about FL320 out of Charlotte when the crew donned their oxygen masks reporting smoke on board and decided to divert to Raleigh/Durham,NC. The aircraft descended to 4000 feet but advised they still needed to run some checklists taking about 5 to 10 minutes, requested emergency services on standby but they weren't planning to evacuate. The aircraft landed on runway 23R about 35 minutes after stopping the climb. The aircraft was towed to the apron.

Passengers reported there had been a loud boom sound followed by strong smell of smoke.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N942NN reached Hartford with a delay of about 3:40 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 6.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 15, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2392

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Hartford, United States

Aircraft Registration
N989AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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