American A321 near St. Louis on Oct 10th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 12, 2025 / 14:23:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-765

Aircraft Registration
N997AA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N997AA performing flight AA-765 from Philadelphia,PA to Phoenix Sky Harbour,AZ (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 150nm eastnortheast of St. Louis,MO (USA) when the right hand engine emitted a loud bang and streaks of flames prompting the crew to shut the engine down and divert to St. Louis, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 12R about 45 minutes later.

A replacement A321-200 registration N162UW reached Phoenix with a delay of about 11 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N997AA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A321-231
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-765

Aircraft Registration
N997AA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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