American B772 at Phoenix on May 15th 2026, engine failure on departure

Last Update: May 18, 2026 / 18:17:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-194

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N759AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N759AN performing flight AA-194 from Phoenix,AZ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 283 people on board, was climbing out of Phoenix's runway 25R when the crew declared Mayday reporting a left engine (Trent 892) failure, they were unable to restart the engine, they would not dump fuel. The aircraft positioned for a return to Phoenix and landed safely on Phoenix's runway 26 about 35 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway for a check by emergency services, who did not see any smoke, fluid or anomaly from the left hand engine. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N778AN reached London with a delay of about 21 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Phoenix about 66 hours (2 days 18 hours) after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N759AN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 15, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
American Airlines

Flight number
AA-194

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N759AN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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