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| Date: | Saturday 24 September 2016 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-823 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N971NN |
| MSN: | 31217/5413 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) |
| Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Airlines flight AA952 sustained a birdstrike to the rudder and vertical stabilizer while on final approach to runway 04R at Newark-Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. The Boeign 737-800 landed without incident.
The airplane was ferried to the company maintenance base at Tulsa the next day.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n971nn#b1aa09d
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2016 18:35 | harro | Added |
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