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AA194 - Incident: American B772 at Phoenix on May 15th 2026

Created Monday, May 18th 2026 18:17Z, last updated Monday, May 18th 2026 18:17Z

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
File photo: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N759AN performing flight AA-194 from Phoenix,AZ (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 283 people on board, was climbing out of Phoenix's runway 25R when the crew declared Mayday reporting a left engine (Trent 892) failure, they were unable to restart the engine, they would not dump fuel. The aircraft positioned for a return to Phoenix and landed safely on Phoenix's runway 26 about 35 minutes after departure. The aircraft stopped on the runway for a check by emergency services, who did not see any smoke, fluid or anomaly from the left hand engine. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N778AN reached London with a delay of about 21 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Phoenix about 66 hours (2 days 18 hours) after landing back.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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