{"id":2573608,"date":"2026-02-25T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bullet-hole-found-on-american-airlines-plane-following-flight-from-miami-to-colombia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:47:07","slug":"report-bullet-hole-found-on-american-airlines-plane-following-flight-from-miami-to-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-bullet-hole-found-on-american-airlines-plane-following-flight-from-miami-to-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Bullet Hole Found on American Airlines Plane Following Flight from Miami to Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-bullet-hole-found-on-american-airlines-plane-following-flight-from-miami-to-colombia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8,on a flight from Miami to Medell\u00edn,colombia,was found after landing to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tesla-owner-elon-musks-car-saved-my-life\/\" title=\"Tesla owner: Elon Musk\u2019s car saved my life\">bullet hole<\/a> in its right wing,extending through the right-hand aileron. Ground crews reported an entry and exit hole, but ther were no injuries and the flight completed its journey without in-flight issues. The airplane was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/threes-a-crowd-one-way-history-shows-rfk-jr-s-popularity-spells-doom-for-biden\/\" title=\"Title: RFK Jr.&#039;s Popularity Foretells Trouble for Biden\">temporarily repaired<\/a> in Medell\u00edn before continuing to miami, and later moved to Dallas for maintenance. American Airlines said the puncture was treated and the plane would undergo a formal inspection, and it would cooperate with authorities on the investigation. Colombia\u2019s civil Aviation Authority said it would investigate and did not initially have additional facts. The incident has been reported by CBS News and referenced by other outlets.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An American Airlines plane was shot while it was in Colombia, but no one knows exactly who did it and when it happened.<\/p>\n<p>A bullet hole was found the right wing of a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft sometime after it landed Sunday evening in Medellin, Colombia, after a flight from Miami, Florida, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/american-airlines-737-plane-found-with-apparent-bullet-hole-while-in-colombia\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=offthepress&amp;utm_campaign=home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ground crew found a hole &ldquo;that extends all the way through the right-hand aileron,&rdquo; documents indicated.<\/p>\n<p>When the plane was shot, or who shot it, was not known.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;&#127482;&#127480;&#127464;&#127476; An American Airlines 737 was found with an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >apparent bullet hole<\/a> in its wing after landing in Medell&iacute;n, Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Entry point on one side of the aileron, exit damage on the other.<\/p>\n<p>Ground crew discovered it after the Miami-to-Medell&iacute;n flight Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7MwvkYeyR\">pic.twitter.com\/k7MwvkYeyR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/2026461035754885524?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The hole appeared to have an entry point on one side of the aileron and an exit point on the other side.<\/p>\n<p>Ailerons help pilots maintain control of an aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>There were no injuries during the flight and no issues during the flight from Miami to Colombia, American Airlines said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/24\/world-news\/american-airlines-jet-lands-in-miami-with-bullet-holes-after-trip-to-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following a routine inspection, our teams identified a puncture to the exterior of one of our aircraft in Medell&iacute;n, Colombia,&rdquo; the airline said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/possible-bullet-holes-mysteriously-appear-american-airlines-plane-after-flight-from-colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The aircraft was immediately removed from service for further inspection and repair. We will work closely with all relevant authorities to investigate this incident.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CBS reported that a temporary fix was made in Colombia before the plane flew to Miami Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AA felt ok with patching it up in MIA and then flew it to Dallas last night where it seems out of service<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JonNYC (@xJonNYC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xJonNYC\/status\/2026298840232472735?\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It later flew from Miami to Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The Post said that Dallas is home to the airline&rsquo;s primary maintenance facility.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia&rsquo;s Civil Aviation Authority said it had no information on the incident, but would investigate it, CBS News reported.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Spirit, JetBlue, and American all had issues with aircraft being hit by bullets during a spate of intense gang violence in Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration responded by pausing air service to the area.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The exact time and shooter are unknown. A bullet hole was found in the right wing, apparently piercing the right aileron, with damage on the opposite side as an exit. There were no injuries. The airline said the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and repair, a temporary patch was applied in Colombia, and the plane then flew back to Miami and later to Dallas, where the carrier\u2019s main maintenance facility is located. 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