American A321 near Wichita on May 17th 2017, radar and navigation problems
Last Update: May 19, 2017 / 20:15:59 GMT/Zulu time
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
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
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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