Created Friday, Dec 1st 2023 08:54Z, last updated Friday, Dec 1st 2023 08:54Z
An Avianca Boeing 787-8, registration N780AV performing flight
AV-11 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Bogota (Colombia) with 236 people on board, was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 230nm south of Santa Maria (Azores Islands, Portugal) when the crew shut an engine (Trent 1000) down due to an oil indication, drifted the aircraft down to FL220, turned around and diverted to Santa Maria for a safe landing on runway 36 about 4:45 after departure from Madrid.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Santa Maria about 11 hours after landing.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Santa Maria for a safe landing due to a technical indication. An additional operation will be arranged to transfer the passengers to Bogota and is estimated to depart Santa Maria by 11:00L (12:00Z).
A replacement Boeing 787-8 registration N786AV, that had just arrived in Madrid as flight AV-26 from Bogota, is currently estimated to depart from Madrid for Santa Maria.
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