American B738 near Denver on Feb 27th 2017, severe turbulence

Last Update: February 28, 2017 / 22:25:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1296

Aircraft Registration
N978NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N978NN performing flight AA-1296 from San Diego,CA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 166 passengers, was enroute at FL370 about 140nm south of Denver,CO (USA) when the crew reported severe turbulence and decided to divert to Denver. The aircraft landed on Denver's runway 26 about 35 minutes later. The aircraft taxied to the apron requesting emergency services to follow them, the crew indicated there were no injuries on board. After arrival at the gate a number of passengers requested medical attention, mainly for motion sickness, following checks the paramedics reported no injuries. More than an hour after landing two passengers changed their mind and were taken to a hospital.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 hours, then continued the flight and reached Chicago with a delay of 4 hours.

Denver International Airport reported, two passengers were taken to a hospital.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N978NN
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
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 27, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AA-1296

Aircraft Registration
N978NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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