American A321 near Wichita on May 17th 2017, radar and navigation problems

Last Update: May 19, 2017 / 20:15:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1803

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N538UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N538UW performing flight AA-1803 from San Francisco,CA to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was enroute at FL370 about 80nm northnorthwest of Wichita,KS (USA) when the crew decided to set course to Dallas Ft. Worth, about 360nm south of their present position, due to problems with the weather radar and the navigation systems. The aircraft descended to FL270 and landed safely in Dallas Ft. Worth about 75 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration N979UY continued the journey and reached Philadelphia with a delay of 4.5 hours.

A passenger reported the captain announced problems with the weather radar and navigation systems.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1803

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Philadelphia, United States

Aircraft Registration
N538UW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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