American Airlines 777 diverts to JFK after multiple Lavatory failures
Flight AA37 from Madrid to Dallas‑Fort Worth was diverted to New York on October 6 after six of eight lavatories became inoperative, landing at JFK before continuing to Dallas.
Flight Schedule
The Boeing 777‑200ER registered N772AN departed Madrid Barajas Airport at 10:26 a.m. local time on October 6 and landed at New York JFK at 12:27 p.m. EDT. After remaining at JFK for more than three hours, the aircraft departed at about 3:56 p.m. local time and arrived at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport at approximately 6:13 p.m. CDT.
Lavatory Problem
During the flight, six of the eight lavatories stopped working, leaving two operational. The Federal Aviation Administration reported the crew had an inadequate number of operational lavatories.
Passenger and Crew Count
The aircraft carried 287 passengers and crew on board.
The diversion affected nearly 300 passengers.
What's still unclear
Sources differ on the exact number of people on board, reporting 287 passengers and crew versus nearly 300 passengers.
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