American B752 near Seattle on Jun 12th 2012, pressing urgency
Last Update: June 12, 2012 / 17:34:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2012
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-278
Departure
Anchorage, United States
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
N665AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The aircraft departed again after about 70 minutes on the ground and reached Dallas with a delay of 2 hours.
The airline reported the passengers waited aboard while mechanics fixed the toilets.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2012
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-278
Departure
Anchorage, United States
Destination
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Aircraft Registration
N665AA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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