American B763 near Manaus on Feb 3rd 2014, transponder indicates unlawful interference
Last Update: February 4, 2014 / 16:36:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-904
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N353AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft was released to continue the flight after about 2.5 hours on the ground after authorities were satisfied the transponder code activation was false and no threat had existed. Authorities reported that the commander of the aircraft did not give any reason for the activation of the code.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Manuas due to a security issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 3, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-904
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N353AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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