United B763 and LAN Argentina B763 at Buenos Aires on Dec 2nd 2012, loss of separation
Last Update: December 3, 2012 / 14:36:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 2, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-846
Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N677UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A LAN Argentina Boeing 767-300, registration LV-CKU performing flight 4M-4591 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina), was descending towards Ezeiza through FL100 at 21:24L (00:24Z), when the flight path crossed the trajectory of UA-846.
Both flight crews responded to TCAS resolution advisories, the conflict was resolved and both aircraft continued their flights for safe landings.
Radar data show the separation was 1500 feet vertical (UA-846 lower) and 1.8nm horizontal at 00:24:35Z and was 400 feet vertical (UA-846 higher) and 2.0nm horizontal at 00:25:35Z, in between the trajectories and vertical profiles had crossed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 2, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-846
Departure
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N677UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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