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Engine stall encountered by American A321 enroute

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American A321 near Minneapolis, engine stall enroute An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N153UW performing flight AA-1849 from Charlotte,NC to Portland,OR (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 170nm south of Minneapolis when the crew declared emergency reporting their #1 engine (CFM56, left hand) had stalled, they were drifting down to FL240.  The crew advised after working checklists that they could not recover the engine. The aircraft subsequently diverted to Minneapolis,MN (USA) for a safe landing on runway 12R about 45 minutes after leaving FL320. A replacement A321-200 registration N994AN reached Portland with a delay of about 13 hours.   The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Minneapolis about 19 hours after landing. For detailed information, visit: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL1849/history/20240125/2327Z/KCLT/KPDX