An Amerijet International Boeing 767-300 freighter sustained substantial structural damage after making a hard landing at Guatemala City’s La Aurora International Airport on September 6, leaving the aircraft grounded at the airport.
The aircraft, registered N373CM, was operating Amerijet flight M68743 from Miami to San Juan when it diverted to Guatemala City. According to information published by aviation safety sources, the Boeing 767 landed on Runway 02 at around 23:30 local time on September 6, touching down hard and reportedly making initial contact with the nose landing gear. The aircraft subsequently rolled out normally and taxied to the apron. A post-flight inspection, however, revealed significant structural damage to the fuselage.
Amerijet’s maintenance monitoring system lists N373CM as AOG (Aircraft on Ground) at Guatemala City, with the damage described as: “Buckle Damage, Top Fuselage, STA 650 S14L to S14R.” Maintenance personnel mapped the damage and sent photographs to engineering, which subsequently forwarded the information to Boeing for assessment and evaluation.
A service difficulty report filed with the FAA on September 9 reportedly describes damage not only to the fuselage skin, but also to several frames and stringers, with components described as damaged, bent or broken. This indicates that the hard landing caused structural damage beyond a superficial crease in the fuselage skin.
Photographs of the aircraft at Guatemala City show (see below) visible buckling or creasing across the upper forward fuselage. N373CM remains grounded at GUA while Amerijet and Boeing determine the required repairs.
Amerijet’s latest maintenance information indicates that the airline is working on a temporary repair that would allow the aircraft to be ferried to an MRO facility for further work. The aircraft is currently listed as “Enroute AOG” at GUA, with its eventual return to service still to be determined.
N373CM is a Boeing 767-338ER(BDSF) dating from 1990. The aircraft was originally built as a passenger aircraft for Qantas before being converted to a freighter and subsequently operated by Amerijet.
Amerijet Boeing 767-300F sustains fuselage damage at Guatemala City
Amerijet International Boeing 767-300F N373CM was involved in an event involving flight M68743 (Miami–San Juan) on September 6, 2026.
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