American Airlines 787 Diverted To Jamaica With Cracked Windshield
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An American Airlines Boeing 787 diverted to Kingston, Jamaica, due to a cracked windshield. The flight was scheduled between Miami and Lima, Peru when it was forced to divert to a nearby airport. No injuries were reported and a replacement aircraft was deployed to continue the journey from Kingston to Lima.
American Airlines is deploying its smallest Dreamliner on routes in South America. Photo: Vincenzo Pace | Simple Flying
Diverted service
The incident occurred on American Airlines flight AA917 from Miami to Lima on Tuesday, 16th February. The flight departed from Miami International Airport at 18:44 local time, 45 later than scheduled. After takeoff, the aircraft continued south, flying over Cuba and reaching its cruising altitude of 41,000 feet.