American Airlines AA1552 Makes Emergency Return to Dallas
An American Airlines 737-800 approaches to land.
An American Airlines flight AA1552 operating from Dallas to Colorado Springs declared an emergency shortly after takeoff and returned to Dallas on 21 July 2024.
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American Airlines AA1552 Dallas-Colorado Springs
Flight Details
American airlines flight AA1552, a Boeing 737-800 bound for Colorado Springs Airport (COS) made an emergency return immediately after departure.
American Airlines AA1552 Dallas-Colorado Springs
The flight had made its departure from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) when flight crew squawked transponder code 7700 passing through 2900 feet.
The climb procedure was then terminated and a direct return to Dallas Fort Worth was negotiated by flight crew.
The nature of the emergency prompting the immediate return is not yet known.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that American Airlines flight AA1552 had made its departure from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport at 0945 local time.
After takeoff, the flight was in the process of setting course for Colorado Springs before terminating the climb and initiating an emergency return.
The flight subsequently returned to the origin airport, landing at 1023 local time.
An American Airlines 737-800 approaches to land.
Colin Brown Photography, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The aircraft conducting the AA1552 service to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) was a Boeing 737-800, registered N970AN. This is a 23-year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the US carrier American Airlines.
It has operated continuously with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in August 2001.
