AA837 - Incident: American B738 at Havana on May 21st 2025

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N927NN performing flight AA-837 from Miami,FL (USA) to Havana (Cuba), was on final approach to Havana's runway 06 when a bird impacted the aircraft's nose landing gear. The aircraft continued for a safe landing, however, was unable to vacate the runway and needed to be towed off the runway.

Cuba's Transport Ministry reported according to preliminary investigation the bird strike at about 300 feet AGL damaged a hydraulic line causing directional control problems on vacating the runway.

A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N339TP positioned to Havana and performed the return flight AA-838 reaching Miami with a delay of about 6:40 hours.