Avianca A320 near Havana on Jan 9th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 10, 2018 / 23:42:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N687TA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N687TA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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