In the last 30 minutes or so, American Airlines flight AA2131 between New York & Miami declared an emergency and diverted to Raleigh
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Emergency!: American Airlines AA2131 New York-Miami…
American Airlines flight AA2131, which declared an emergency, is a routine scheduled flight between New York JFK & Miami.
Also, it is understood that N316SE is the aircraft involved in the incident.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N316SE is a 5.3 year old Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was delivered to the airline in December 2020.
Of the 737 MAX 8 variant, American Airlines has 62 of them in their fleet.
Furthermore, of that 62, all but three are in active service, with an average fleet age of 4.0 years.
As well as the 737 MAX 8, American Airlines has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
133 Airbus A319s.
48 Airbus A320s.
298 Airbus A321s.
303 Boeing 737-800s.
67 Boeing 777s.
59 Boeing 787s.
American Airlines flight AA2131, which declared an emergency, departed New York JFK at 0715 local time this morning and proceeded to track south towards Miami.
Not long after entering North Carolina’s airspace, the aircraft declared an emergency and deviated west towards Raleigh/Durham Airport.
Overall, AA2131 landed safely without incident into the airport at 0851 local time.
Reason Unclear Currently…
At this stage, the reason for the emergency on American Airlines flight AA2131 New York-Miami is unclear.
What we do know is that it’s serious enough to prompt a diversion to an airport other than it’s destination.
Furthermore, as soon as we have more information pertinent to the incident at hand, then we will update you accordingly.
For now, this remains a developing story pending additional updates.