American Airlines Jet Lands in San Pedro Sula With Damaged Nose

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 21, 2026 · Originally reported July 20, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 from Miami landed at San Pedro Sula's Ramón Villeda Morales Airport on July 20 with visible denting on its nose cone, and its return flight was canceled; unofficial sources have suggested a bird strike on approach, but neither the airline nor any Honduran authority has confirmed it.

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