Created Saturday, May 1st 2021 20:21Z, last updated Saturday, May 1st 2021 20:21Z
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N755AN performing flight
AA-163 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL390 over the Gulf of Mexico about 120nm southeast of New Orleans,LA (USA) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) due to a hydraulic failure. On approach to Houston the crew advised they needed to stop on the runway and requested emergency services and a tow on stand by for landing on runway 08R. A few minutes later the aircraft was subsequently able to taxi off the runway on own power.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N776AN reached Miami with a delay of about 9 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 27 hours after landing.
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