Argentinas A332 over Atlantic on Oct 18th 2022, turbulence injures 12
Last Update: October 19, 2022 / 19:25:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1133
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-FVH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The airline stated:
Aerolineas Argentinas reports that as a result of severe turbulence on flight AR1133 from Madrid, which landed at Ezeiza airport at 4:30, nine passengers had to be treated with various minor injuries. They were immediately released by airport health. While another three had to be transferred for a more exhaustive control.
According to what was reported by the crew, the seat belt indicator signs were on and the corresponding announcement had been made. The passengers who were the most compromised and who were the ones who had to be transferred, were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the turbulence.
The event occurred over the Atlantic Ocean entering the American continent and the plane, an A330 with registration LV-FVH, was carrying 13 crew members and 271 passengers. The evaluation of the aircraft did not show significant damage to its structure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 18, 2022
Classification
Accident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1133
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-FVH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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