Created Wednesday, May 8th 2024 14:56Z, last updated Wednesday, May 8th 2024 14:56Z
An ATI Air Transport International Boeing 767-300 on behalf of Amazon Prime Air, registration N409AZ performing flight
8C-3372 from Ontario,CA to Chicago Rockford,IL (USA), was on final approach to Rockford's runway 25, approach had indicated to expect heavy precipitation until 2nm final, when the crew initiated a go around from about 1600 feet MSL after approach issued a low altitude alert. Approach advised they would come out of the weather after about 4nm and sent the aircraft into a hold at 4000 feet. The crew reported they had encountered a windshear and had become unstable as reason for the go around. About one hour after entering the hold the aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 25 and handed them off to tower, but approach again alerted the crew to a low altitude alert (an alert sound audibly on the recording), tower also issued a low altitude alert, the crew indicated they were going around a second time. The crew decided to attempt another approach to runway 25 and landed without any obvious incident on runway 25 about 75 minutes after the first go around and taxied to the apron maintaining routine communication.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FORWARD INBOARD FLAP, ROCKFORD, IL." and rated the damage minor.
The aircraft is still on the ground at Rockford Airport about 18 hours after landing.
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