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AA36 - Incident: American B772 near New York on Aug 7th 2024

Created Thursday, Aug 8th 2024 19:48Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 8th 2024 19:48Z

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

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N751AN performing flight AA-36 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL370 near Rome,NY (USA) about 170nm northnorthwest of New York,NY (USA) when the crew decided to divert to New York JFK due to an overflowing lavatory. The aircraft landed safely on JFK's runway 04L about one hour after the decision to divert.

The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight AA-37 were cancelled.

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

Source: The Aviation Herald

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