Avianca A318 near Bogota on Dec 11th 2015, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 23, 2015 / 18:34:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9398
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Pasto, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N595EL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A318
ICAO Type Designator
A318
On Dec 23rd 2015 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that examination of the left hand engine revealed fractured turbine blades. Colombia's Accident Investigation Board rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-9398
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Pasto, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
N595EL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A318
ICAO Type Designator
A318
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