Azul A20N at Rio de Janeiro on Nov 15th 2020, hail strike
Last Update: November 18, 2020 / 20:42:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 15, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4194
Departure
Curitiba, Brazil
Destination
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-YRQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport ICAO Code
SBRJ
The aircraft is still on the ground at Rio de Janeiro's International Airport about 37 hours after landing.
On Nov 18th 2020 Brazil's CENIPA reported the aircraft was climbing between FL200 and FL270 out of Curitiba when the aircraft flew through heavy formations with heavy rain, turbulence and probable hail. Later, during the descent towards Rio de Janeiro, the crew observed a lag in the first officer's speed indications. The crew declared emergency and diverted to Galeao. The aircraft received minor damage limited to the radome.
Metars:
SBRJ 160100Z 19004KT 9999 FEW020 25/23 Q1010=
SBRJ 160000Z 18009KT 9999 FEW006 25/23 Q1010=
SBRJ 152300Z 19009KT 9999 FEW006 FEW030TCU 25/23 Q1010=
SBRJ 152200Z 19012KT 9999 FEW006 FEW030TCU 25/23 Q1009=
SBRJ 152100Z 18016KT 9999 FEW009 SCT015 FEW030TCU 25/23 Q1008=
SBRJ 152000Z 17016KT 9999 FEW009 FEW030TCU 26/23 Q1008=
SBRJ 151900Z 18018KT 9999 FEW008 FEW030TCU 27/24 Q1008=
SBRJ 151800Z 17016KT 9999 FEW008 FEW030TCU 27/24 Q1008=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 15, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4194
Departure
Curitiba, Brazil
Destination
Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-YRQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
Airport ICAO Code
SBRJ
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