Avianca B788 near Lajes on Jul 1st 2026, engine indication

Last Update: July 2, 2026 / 18:41:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-55

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N792AV

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Avianca Boeing 787-8, registration N792AV performing flight AV-55 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Bogota (Colombia), was enroute at FL310 near Lajes, Azores Islands (Portugal) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Madrid,SP (Spain) due to an indication for the left hand engine (Trent 1000). The aircraft maintained FL310 and landed safely on Madrid's runway 32R about 2:40 hours after turning around.

The airline reported the passenger will continue to Bogota on a different aircraft.

Aerocivil reported the aircraft diverted due to a fault indication for the left hand engine.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Madrid about 29 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N792AV
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
787-8
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B788
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-55

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N792AV

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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