American A332 at Philadelphia on Dec 15th 2016, panel door open after bird strike
Last Update: December 20, 2016 / 19:13:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-740
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
N288AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration N291AY reached Madrid with a delay of close to 4 hours.
On Dec 20th 2016 The Aviation Herald learned that the aircraft had received a bird strike against the #1 engine (Trent 772, left hand) cowl/thrust reverser door. The aircraft is still on the ground (standing Dec 20th) as result.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-740
Departure
Philadelphia, United States
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
N288AY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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