Latam Argentina A320 at Buenos Aires and Rio Hondo on Aug 29th 2017, hail strike
Last Update: September 8, 2017 / 19:08:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Latam Argentina
Flight number
4M-7570
Departure
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Destination
Rio Hondo, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-BSJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and is still on the ground about 8 hours after landing.
On Sep 8th 2017 Argentina's JIAAC reported the aircraft encountered the hail while climbing through 3000 feet about 10nm out of Aeroparque. The minor damage by the hail strike did not affect the ability of the aircraft to continue the flight. The occurrence was rated an incident and is being investigated.
Metars:
SABE 291300Z 00000KT 9999 SCT010 BKN060 19/18 Q1007=
SABE 291200Z VRB05KT 9000 FEW005 SCT030 BKN100 19/19 Q1006=
SABE 291128Z 20004KT 7000 FEW003 SCT010 BKN030 19/18 Q1006 RETSRA=
SABE 291111Z 10004KT 4200 TSRA BKN007 FEW040CB 18/18 Q1007=
SABE 291100Z 09008KT 0800 R13/1700D TSRA BKN004 FEW040CB 18/18 Q1009=
SABE 291055Z 35008KT 2000 TSRA OVC004 FEW040 18/18 Q1007=
SABE 291046Z 23003KT 4500 BR BKN004 OVC012 19/19 Q1006=
SABE 291000Z 11004KT 8000 BKN014 OVC025 19/19 Q1007=
SABE 290900Z 08004KT 9999 TS BKN015 FEW045CB 19/18 Q1007=
SABE 290800Z 00000KT 7000 SCT016 BKN025 19/19 Q1007 RERA=
SABE 290730Z 00000KT 4500 RA BKN020 OVC100 19/19 Q1006=
SABE 290700Z 00000KT 9999 SCT020 FEW045CB OVC100 19/19 Q1007 RETSRA=
SABE 290600Z 12003KT 4500 TSRA SCT045CB OVC100 19/18 Q1008=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Latam Argentina
Flight number
4M-7570
Departure
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Destination
Rio Hondo, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-BSJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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