An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating a service from Dallas, TX to Greenville, NC returned to Dallas after reporting a hydraulic issue on 18 September 2024.
American Airlines flight AA2181 and conducted a departure from Dallas-Fort Worth and was setting course for Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.
American Airlines AA2181 Dallas-Greenville
During the climb, flight crew reported experiencing a hydraulic problem. The climb procedure was discontinued and the decision was made to return to the origin airport.
The aircraft subsequently landed without incident on RWY18L Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) approximately one hour after its initial departure.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the incident which took place at approximately 1500 local time on 18 September. The FAA will now conduct an investigation of the incident.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that American Airlines flight AA2181 made a departure out of Dallas-Fort Worth at 1413 local time. The flight had set course and was passing through flight level FL190 (19,000 feet) when flight crew discontinued the climb.
A direct return to the origin airport was then carried out. The airline mustered a replacement aircraft to complete the scheduled service to Greenville.
The aircraft conducting the AA2181 service to Greenville-Spartanburg was a Boeing 737-800, registered N883NN. This is a 12.8 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 February 2012.
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