Incident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 02 APR 2001 |
| Type: | Boeing 767-323ER |
| Operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N376AN |
| C/n / msn: | 25445/447 |
| First flight: | 1992-07-30 (8 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-80C2B6 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Paris (France) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG), France |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | 63 |
Flight AA 63 had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000 feet caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
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Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Flight AA 63 (CDG-MIA) had to return to Paris-CDG when multiple birdstrikes at 12,000ft caused cabin depressurization. One bird entered the flight deck via the P1-1 panel on the captain's left side.
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 7318 km (4574 miles).
Distance from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 7318 km (4574 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
