Avianca A320 near Havana on Jan 9th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 10, 2018 / 23:42:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-9

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N687TA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration N687TA performing flight AV-9 from Miami,FL (USA) to Bogota (Colombia) with 150 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing through FL300 out of Miami when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (V2527) down. The aircraft diverted to Havana (Cuba) for a safe landing.

A passenger reported there had been a huge bang, the aircraft jolted, the aircraft diverted to Havana, the crew indicated there had been a problem with one of the engines.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Cuba due to a technical malfunction. The passengers are going to travel to Bogota the following day.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-9

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N687TA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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