VivaAerobus A21N near Havanna on May 6th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 8, 2025 / 16:56:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VB-755

Destination
Merida, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VXR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A VivaAerobus Airbus A321-200N, registration XA-VXR performing flight VB-755 from Miami,FL (USA) to Merida (Mexico) with 215 people on board, was enroute at FL320 about 90nm northwest of Havana (Cuba) when the crew decided to divert to Havana reporting the failure of one of their engines (PW1133G). The crew shut the engine down. The aircraft landed safely on Havanna's runway 06 about 35 minutes after leaving FL320.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Havanna about 41 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VB-755

Destination
Merida, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
XA-VXR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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