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| Date: | Friday 22 April 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-223 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N689AA |
| MSN: | 25731/562 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 172 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 100nm southeast of Raleigh/Durham,NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
| New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK/KJFK), NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight AA1048 was traveling from Miami to New York at an altitude of 39,000ft and was near Raleigh when the crew reported a cracked windshield. The crew diverted to Raleigh where they landed 30 minutes later. No injuries were reported among the 166 passengers and 6 crew.
The aircraft continued to New York-JFK the next day and remained on the ground at New York until April 27.
Sources:
/news/jetliner-makes-emergency-landing-at-rdu/;-spends-night/1304957/
http://abc11.com/news/american-airlines-jet-diverted-to-rdu-due-to-broken-windshield/1304957/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n689aa/#97ef310
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2016 17:56 | AF5541 | Added |
| 01-May-2016 17:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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