LATAM A320 near Posadas on Oct 31st 2018, hail strike

Last Update: October 31, 2018 / 20:26:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil

Flight number
JJ-8050

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Santiago, Chile

Aircraft Registration
PR-MHP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A LATAM Brasil Airbus A320-200, registration PR-MHP performing flight JJ-8050 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Santiago (Chile), was enroute at FL300 about 50nm south of Posadas,MI (Argentina) deviating around weather on a southerly heading about turning southwest again (changing also flight levels from FL320 to FL340 and down to FL300) when the aircraft encountered turbulence and hail causing both windshields to crack and a damaged nose cone. The crew descended the aircraft to FL240 and diverted to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) for a safe landing on runway 11 about 80 minutes after leaving FL300. There were no injuries.

Argentina's JIAAC dispatched investigators on site and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 31, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil

Flight number
JJ-8050

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Santiago, Chile

Aircraft Registration
PR-MHP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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