CHICAGO- Fort-Worth-based carrier, American Airlines (AA) flight from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR) made an emergency landing a few minutes after takeoff as it experienced an in-flight engine shutdown.
The incident occurred on July 8, 2024, a flight operated by Boeing 787 returned safely to Chicago and the aircraft is still on the ground at the time of publication of this article.
American Airlines AA90 Engine Shutdown
According to Aviation Herald, the American Airlines Boeing 787 right engine shutdown in-flight. Such incidents are rare and can happen once in thousands of flights. However, a twin-engine airport is capable of landing safely with one engine in operation.
Now as per the Flight Radar 24 data, an American Airlines flight took off from Chicago after an hour delay at 2:35 PM UTC. After being airborne for just 23 minutes, the right engine GEnX shut down, and the flight crew contacted ATC to make an emergency landing back in Chicago.
Without wasting any time, the flight made a U-Turn and landed safely at Runway 28C. The emergency vehicles followed the aircraft till the aircraft reached the apron.
The aircraft involved in the incident was a 6-year-old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered as N836AA and powered by GEnX engines.
Last year, the American Airlines flight AA1182 from Memphis (MEM) to Phoenix (PHX) witnessed the in-flight engine shutdown.
The flight operated by 23-year-old Airbus A319 registered as N821AW was forced to make an emergency landing back at Memphis.
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