American A321 near Charlotte on Dec 20th 2024, lightning strike
Last Update: December 23, 2024 / 17:56:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-506
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N996AN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING DAMAGING THE NOSE, CHARLOTTE, NC."
A replacement A321-200 registration N581UW reached Seattle the following day with a delay of about 13:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Charlotte for about 41 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 20, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-506
Departure
Charlotte, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N996AN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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