American B763 at Porto Alegre on Dec 23rd 2014, hydraulic system malfunction
Last Update: December 24, 2014 / 23:38:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-203
Departure
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N399AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft had departed with a delay of about 12 hours due to a hold up in Curitiba (the previous leg), the flight was cancelled after the return, the passengers were rebooked onto the next day's flight.
The airline reported a "maintenance problem".
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Porto Alegre about 29 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 23, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-203
Departure
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Destination
Miami, United States
Aircraft Registration
N399AN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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