American B738 at St. Louis on Sep 12th 2025, fumes in cabin

Last Update: September 15, 2025 / 15:58:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2574

Departure
St. Louis, United States

Destination
Phoenix Sky Harbour, United States

Aircraft Registration
N357PV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N357PV performing flight AA-2574 from St. Louis,MO to Phoenix Sky Harbour,AZ (USA) with 157 people on board, was climbing through about 7000 feet out of St. Louis' runway 12R when the crew declared Mayday reporting they had a report of fumes in the cabin and were returning to St. Louis above their maximum landing weight. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 12R about 25 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported: "American Airlines Flight 2574 safely returned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport around 8:10 a.m. local time Friday, Sept. 12, after the crew reported fumes in the cockpit. The Boeing 737-800 was travelling to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The FAA will investigate."

The aircraft was able to depart again and reached Phoenix with a delay of about 8:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-2574

Departure
St. Louis, United States

Destination
Phoenix Sky Harbour, United States

Aircraft Registration
N357PV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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