American B772 over Atlantic on May 12th 2026, cracked windshield

Last Update: May 14, 2026 / 18:40:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-784

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N776AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N776AN performing flight AA-784 from Charlotte,NC (USA) to Munich (Germany), was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 170nm southsoutheast of St. John's,NL (Canada) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to New York JFK,NY (USA) due to the cracked windshield at the first officer's side. The aircraft descended to FL300 and landed safely on JFK's runway 22L about 2:40 hours later.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N786AN reached Munich with a delay of about 7.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 40 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N776AN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
777-223
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B772
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-784

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N776AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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