Aircraft Description
N178US is a 2001 Airbus Industrie A321-211, a twin-engine turbo-fan aircraft registered to American Airlines INC in Fort Worth, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 12, 2001. The registration certificate was issued on December 30, 2015. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a Cfm Intl. CFM56 SERIES engine producing 2200 horsepower, N178US is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A138B8 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N178US was last tracked by AviatorDB near Orlando International Airport (KMCO) on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N178US was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Airbus SE, headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands, with manufacturing facilities across Europe, is one of the world's two largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. The company produces the A220, A320neo family, A330neo, A350, and A380 widebody aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 494 Airbus Industrie aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the A321-211 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N178US. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC