American A321 near Des Moines on Mar 18th 2016, electrical odour on board
Last Update: March 18, 2016 / 20:54:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Mar 18, 2016                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            American Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            AA-2023                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Chicago O'Hare, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Phoenix, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N189UW                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A321                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A321                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Mar 18, 2016                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            American Airlines                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            AA-2023                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Chicago O'Hare, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Phoenix, United States                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            N189UW                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Airbus                            A321                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            A321                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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