Created Thursday, Jul 2nd 2026 18:41Z, last updated Thursday, Jul 2nd 2026 18:41Z
An Avianca Boeing 787-8, registration N792AV performing flight
AV-55 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Bogota (Colombia), was enroute at FL310 near Lajes, Azores Islands (Portugal) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Madrid,SP (Spain) due to an indication for the left hand engine (Trent 1000). The aircraft maintained FL310 and landed safely on Madrid's runway 32R about 2:40 hours after turning around.
The airline reported the passenger will continue to Bogota on a different aircraft.
Aerocivil reported the aircraft diverted due to a fault indication for the left hand engine.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Madrid about 29 hours after landing.
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