Azul A332 at Sao Paulo on Jul 23rd 2018, both autopilots failed

Last Update: July 25, 2018 / 21:22:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 23, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-8704

Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
PR-AIZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200, registration PR-AIZ performing flight AD-8704 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP (Brazil) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was climbing out of Viracopos Airport when the crew stopped the climb at FL260 due to the failure of both autopilots and decided to return to Viracopos. The aircraft landed safely back about one hour after departure.

A passenger reported, during the acceleration for takeoff there were very strong vibrations for about 5 seconds. The aircraft continued takeoff. About 6 minutes into the flight the passenger felt a sensation as if the aircraft lowered its nose and turned right, then suddenly returned to normal. About another 10 minutes later the captain announced they would return to Viracopos due to both autopilots having failed. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2.5 hours, then departed again and reached Fort Lauderdale with a delay of 2:15 hours.

The passenger reported after landing in Fort Lauderdale the captain indicated the strong vibrations, that had occurred during the first but not during the second takeoff run, were caused by low tyre pressure in the nose gear. He had requested the tyre pressure to be corrected while the autopilots were being looked after.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Brazil
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
A330-243
ICAO Aircraft Type
A332
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 23, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-8704

Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil

Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Aircraft Registration
PR-AIZ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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