AA1989 - Incident: American A321 at Los Angeles on Nov 12th 2026
Created Friday, Nov 13th 2026 17:00Z, last updated Friday, Nov 13th 2026 17:00Z
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N534UW performing flight AA-1989 from Los Angeles,CA to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was climbing out of Los Angeles' runway 25R when the crew stopped the climb at 11,000 feet reporting a problem with the landing gear. The aircraft returned to Los Angeles for a safe landing on runway 25L about 35 minutes after departure.
A replacement A321-200 registration N189UW reached Phoenix with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 26 hours after landing.
The FAA reported: "American Airlines Flight 1989 returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport around 6:50 a.m. local time on Thursday, Nov. 12, after the crew reported a possible gear issue. The Airbus A321 was headed to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The FAA will investigate."
Source: The Aviation Herald
AA1989 around Nov 12, 2026
From Airportia's flight history: AA1989 LAX–PHX in the days around the story. Local times; on time means less than 15 minutes late.
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 13 | 06:14 | 08:13 | Landed |
| Thu, Nov 12 story | 06:13 | 08:16 | Unknown |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 06:19 | 08:18 | Landed |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 06:13 | 08:12 | Landed |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 06:03 | 08:04 | Landed |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 06:07 | 08:09 | Landed |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 11:00 | 08:32 | En-Route |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 06:16 | 08:24 | Landed |