American B738 at Santa Ana on Mar 29th 2015, tail strike on departure

Last Update: March 31, 2015 / 21:21:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1298

Aircraft Registration
N810NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N810NN performing flight AA-1298 from Santa Ana,CA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), departed Santa Ana's runway 20R at 09:19L (16:19Z). The aircraft stopped the climb at 7000 feet, the crew advised they couldn't engage LNAV and had indication they may have had a tail strike which didn't make any sense and advised they probably needed to divert to Los Angeles,CA. After talking to dispatch the crew decided to divert to Los Angeles, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 25R about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N832NN reached Dallas with a delay of 7 hours.

The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 20 hours after landing in Los Angeles.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N810NN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-823
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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
Mar 29, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1298

Aircraft Registration
N810NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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