American B752 over Atlantic on Aug 3rd 2012, hydraulic issue
Last Update: August 3, 2012 / 23:35:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 3, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-155
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N172AJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The aircraft needed to be towed off the runway. In the meantime arriving flights diverted to Belfast Aldergrove,NI (UK) until Belfast could no longer accept diversions, then Shannon (Ireland) and Manchester,EN (UK).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 3, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-155
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N172AJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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