American Airlines flight AA672 has declared an emergency whilst en route from Dallas Forth Worth to New York LaGuardia Airport.
Flight AA672, operated by a Boeing 737-800, declared an emergency with squawk code 7700 after diverting to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).
American Airlines AA672 Dallas-New York
American flight AA672 had conducted a descent from cruising altitude and initiated a diversion to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport before squawking emergency transponder code 7700. Flight crew squawked the emergency code whilst passing through 5,000 on the approach to the diversion airport.
The nature of the emergency prompting the diversion is not yet known.
According to a passenger onboard a flight awaiting departure from Cincinnati (CVG), flights are being held pending the arrival of American Airlines emergency flight AA672.
00:44 UTC: Landed Cincinnati (CVG)
American Airlines emergency flight AA672 has now landed runway 36R Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). We will provide updates on the nature of the emergency as information comes to hand.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that American Airlines flight AA672 had made a delayed departure from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) at 16:06 local time on 6 April. Scheduled departure time for the service bound for New York LaGuardia International Airport (LGA) was listed as 14:39 local time.
Following departure, the flight had set course normally; climbing to flight level FL370 for the northeasterly route to New York. A descent from cruising altitude was then initiated as the flight transited Indiana airspace.
A diversion was then carried out for nearby Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the descent was continued.
Flight crew then squawked emergency transponder code 7700 at 23:05 UTC, as the flight passed through 5,000 feet on approach.
The aircraft conducting the AA672 rotation to New York was a Boeing 737-800, registered N907AN. This is a 26 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier American Airlines. It has been in operational service with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in April 1999.
American Airlines Emergency Update
According to the online source Flight Emergency, American Airlines flight AA672 declared the emergency after reporting experiencing severe engine vibrations. Following the diversion, the flight appeared to have landed safely in Cincinnati.
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