LATAM Brasil A321 at Salvador on Nov 12th 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 13, 2023 / 21:37:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-3361

Aircraft Registration
PT-MXQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A LATAM Brasil Airbus A321-200, registration PT-MXQ performing flight LA-3361 from Salvador,BA to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was climbing out of Salvador's runway 10 when the right hand engine (V2533) failed emitting sparks. The crew levelled off at FL160, shut the engine down and returned to Salvador for a safe landing on runway 10 about 35 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Salvador about 23 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 12, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
LA-3361

Aircraft Registration
PT-MXQ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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