American Airlines Flight 1897 Diverted due to Hail Damage
American Airlines Flight 1897 pushed back from the gate San Antonio (SAT) Texas at 6:45 PM CDT (and lifted off at 6:58 PM CDT) (2358 UTC) on 3 June, bound for Phoenix. An encounter with convection over southeastern New Mexico cause windshield and nosecone damage, and the flight landed safely at 8:03 PM (0203 UTC) MDT in El Paso, TX. Click here and here (from Twitter user Tom Podolec) for flight paths. The Flight Tracking Log from FlightAware suggests the damage... Read More