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| Date: | Monday 27 July 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N805AN |
| MSN: | 40623/290 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK/ZBAA) -
 China
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK/ZBAA) |
| Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Airlines flight AA88 returned to Beijing-Capital Airport (PEK) after passing through a hail storm to the north of Beijing, China.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took off from runway 01 at 16:43 hours local time (08:43 UTC) and climbed through approx FL260 when the flight encountered an area of hail. During the event the aircraft sustained obvious damage to the nose cone.
The crew decided to turn back to Beijing. A safe landing was made back on runway 01 at 17:30 hours.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/aa88/#6ee16ce
Location
Media:
@AmericanAir #Dreamliner Returns to #beijing After Bird Strike http://t.co/GtjqCGVo7t @Boeing787News @airlinegossip pic.twitter.com/nqtkQ06rP5
— WCARN.com (@WCARN_NEWS) July 27, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2015 15:05 | harro | Added |
| 27-Jul-2015 15:07 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2015 15:08 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2015 15:15 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2015 15:25 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2025 02:29 | RDV | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
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