An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 en route from New York LaGuardia to Charlotte, NC has declared an emergency before diverting to Philadelphia this evening, 3 August 2025.
American Airlines flight AA3221, operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was en route to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).
The flight was a scheduled service from New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
American Airlines AA3221 New York-Charlotte
As the flight passed through Philadelphia airspace en route to Charlotte, flight crew declared an emergency squawking transponder code 7700.
After the emergency was declared, a diversion was initiated to nearby Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).
The nature of the emergency prompting the off-track diversion to Philadelphia is not yet known.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that American flight AA3221 had made a delayed departure out of New York LaGuardia this evening. Actual time of departure for the flight was logged as 8:47 PM local time.
The scheduled time of departure for the rotation was listed as 7:15 PM local time. The aircraft had climbed to flight level FL200 on flight plan track for Charlotte when the emergency was declared.
Flight crew declared the emergency with transponder code 7700 at 0112UTC. A track for Philadelphia International Airport was then taken up and the aircraft commenced a descent.
The flight landed in Philadelphia at the diversion airport approximately 20 minutes after the emergency was declared.
The aircraft conducting the AA3221 service from New York LaGuardia was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, registered N329SL.
This is a 5.9 year old narrow body aircraft belonging to the carrier American Airlines. It has been in operational service with the airline since its initial delivery from the factory in December 2020.
