AA1285 - Incident: American B738 near Birmingham on Mar 22nd 2024
Created Monday, Mar 25th 2024 19:38Z, last updated Monday, Mar 25th 2024 19:38Z
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N971AN performing flight AA-1285 from Austin,TX to Charlotte,NC (USA), was enroute at FL350 about 75nm southwest of Birmingham,AL (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Birmingham due to a cracked windshield. The aircraft landed safely on Birmingham's runway 06 about 30 minutes after leaving FL350.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N935NN reached Charlotte with a delay of about 20.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground on Mar 25th 2024.
Source: The Aviation Herald