Argentinas B738 near Porto Alegre on Nov 24th 2018, turbulence injures three

Last Update: December 4, 2018 / 15:26:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 24, 2018

Classification
Accident

Flight number
AR-1293

Aircraft Registration
LV-GGQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, registration LV-GGQ performing flight AR-1293 from Rio de Janeiro Galeao,RJ (Brazil) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) with 145 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 110nm northnortheast of Porto Alegre,RS (Brazil) when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing an altitude deviation of about +100 feet. The aircraft continued to Buenos Aires for a landing without further incident about 1:45 hours later.

Argentina's JIAAC reported one passenger and a flight attendant received minor injuries in the turbulence encounter.

On Dec 4th 2018 the JIAAC added, that one passenger and two flight attendants received minor injuries when the aircraft entered a zone of severe turbulence.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 24, 2018

Classification
Accident

Flight number
AR-1293

Aircraft Registration
LV-GGQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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