Avianca A332 near San Salvador on Jul 17th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 27, 2017 / 20:15:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-72
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N973AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
Colombia's AIB rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Avianca
Flight number
AV-72
Departure
Bogota, Colombia
Destination
Mexico City, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N973AV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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