Created Friday, Nov 3rd 2023 17:59Z, last updated Friday, Nov 3rd 2023 17:59Z
An ITA Airways Airbus A319-100, registration EI-IML performing flight
AZ-1197 from Milan Linate to Reggio Calabria (Italy), was enroute at FL370 near Rome (Italy) when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence. While flying in that turbulence one of the engines (CFM56) failed prompting the crew to shut the engine down and divert to Rome Fiumicino for a safe landing on runway 16L about 25 minutes after leaving FL370.
A replacement A319-100 registration EI-IMX reached Reggio Calabria with a delay of about 2:40 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Rome about 27 hours after landing.
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