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AA1722 - Incident: American A321 at New York on Dec 12th 2024

Created Friday, Dec 13th 2024 17:52Z, last updated Friday, Dec 13th 2024 17:52Z

New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
File photo: New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N133AN performing flight AA-1722 from New York La Guardia,NY to Charlotte,NC (USA), was in the initial climb out of La Guardia's runway 31 when the right hand engine (V2533) ingested a bird and suffered stalls. The crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet, shut the engine down and diverted to New York JFK Airport for a safe landing on runway 31L about 20 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 17 hours after landing.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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