American B738 near Jacksonville on Mar 14th 2017, IFE wasn't thirsty

Last Update: March 16, 2017 / 17:24:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 14, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1090

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N955NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N955NN performing flight AA-1090 from Miami,FL to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 149 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 60nm northnorthwest of Jacksonville,FL (USA) when a flight attendant was serving a can of soda to a passenger but accidentally spilled the content over the passenger and the inflight entertainment system (IFE) which became soaked and began to emit smoke. The flight crew decided to divert to Jacksonville for a safe landing about 25 minutes later.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Jacksonville for 7 hours, then was able to continue the flight and reached Chicago with a delay of 8.5 hours.

The airline reported a passenger spilled soda over an electrical item in the main cabin, cabin crew reacted quickly and resolved the issue, the flight diverted to Jacksonville as a precaution.
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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B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 14, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-1090

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N955NN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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