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| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2B7 |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N939UW |
| MSN: | 27303/647 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM) -
 Sint Maarten
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM) |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
When taxiing for departure the plane suffered a steering problem with the nose landing gear and was towed away.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dltvn1IcSGU
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2016 18:20 | Chieftain | Added |
| 11-Jun-2022 12:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Jun-2022 12:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Jul-2023 05:25 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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