Aeromexico B788 near Santa Maria on Mar 19th 2015, electrical failure

Last Update: March 20, 2015 / 22:23:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeromexico

Flight number
AM-2

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Mexico City, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
N964AM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Aeromexico Boeing 787-800, registration N964AM performing flight AM-2 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Mexico City (Mexico), was enroute near the Azores Islands (Portugal) when the crew decided to divert to Santa Maria (Portugal) due to an electrical failure. The aircraft landed safely in Santa Maria.

Passengers reported lights in the cabin failed.

Radar data suggest that the aircraft was no longer able to provide position and Mode-S data on its transponder. The last position provided by the aircraft transponder was just at FL360 at the south coast of the Pico Island (Azores).

The passengers returned to Madrid and were booked onto the next flight AM-2 which departed on Mar 20th.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N964AM
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B788
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 19, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeromexico

Flight number
AM-2

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Mexico City, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
N964AM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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