American B738 at Havana on May 21st 2025, bird strike
Last Update: May 26, 2025 / 18:16:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-837
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Havana, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
N927NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Cuba's Transport Ministry reported according to preliminary investigation the bird strike at about 300 feet AGL damaged a hydraulic line causing directional control problems on vacating the runway.
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N339TP positioned to Havana and performed the return flight AA-838 reaching Miami with a delay of about 6:40 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-837
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Havana, Cuba
Aircraft Registration
N927NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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