Avianca A319 near Cartagena on Nov 2nd 2015, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 4, 2015 / 22:01:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-255
Departure
Havana, Cuba
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
HK-4553
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A passenger reported the vibrations became so severe that glasses were jumping on the trays and falling around. Loud scraping noises came from the right hand engine, the engine was finally shut down.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Cartagena about 48 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 2, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-255
Departure
Havana, Cuba
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
HK-4553
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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